bank
v.— «This occurred after Eddington had told the plaintiff to “bank” the package which had been left for him in the prison toilets. In prison parlance, “bank” meant to insert the package up his rectum.» —“Prisoner sues over obscene sausage ‘prank’” by Paul Heinrichs The Age (Melbourne, Australia) Aug. 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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