bicycling
n.— «They call it ‘bicycling.’ It’s East St. Louis slang for the Election Day process whereby one will ‘bicycle’ from polling place to polling place, voting multiple times for extra cash. Election officials know who these voters are and play along.» —“Follow the leader” Madison County Record (Edwardsville, Illinois) Nov. 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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