al
n.— «Al The Korean word for “egg.” Eggs are units of virtual credit used to send text messages via mobile phone; they can be transferred to another user. Example: Can I have some of your al? I ran out of mine for this month.» —“The words of a new generation” by Ines Cho JoongAng Daily (Seoul, S. Korea) Jan. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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