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hollow army

hollow army  n.— «Will quantity in recruiting become a silent substitute for quality, leading to what is often referred to as a “hollow army?”» —“Finding Our Next Army” by Charles A. Krohn Washington...

WUBA

WUBA  n.— «The school has tried to abolish use of terms that are derogatory toward women, such as WUBA, an acronym for women with unusually big …well, let’s just substitute the French derrierre for that last letter.» —“Mids are...

fifi

fifi n. a masturbatory substitute for a vagina. Also fifi bag, fifi towel. Editorial Note: Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang, edited by Jonathan Green, dates the term fifi bag to the 1960’s and connects it to the adjective fifi ‘effeminate,’ giving both...

foxy

foxy  n.— «5-MEO-DiPT, also referred to as “Foxy,” is sometimes used as a substitute for ecstasy.» —“New Rave Drugs Have Experts Concerned” by Marc Lallanilla ABC News (U.S.) Dec. 30, 2004...

bull tailing

bull tailing  n.— «General Grant did not like bull tailing in Mexico, a sort of substitute for the scarcely more barbarous bull fight. When one bull was thrown and had his leg broken, and another bayoneted, General Grant abru[p]tly retired...