barcode
n.— «We also howled at the sight of the worst barcode/combover in the history of man. Ben said that the guy must wake up every morning with it stuck to the side of his face.» —“Slowly I turn…“ by Ted in San Francisco Notes from the ‘Nog (Kyoto, Japan) Aug. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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