buck fifty

buck fifty
 n.— «“Just wait; you are going to get a buck fifty across your face.” Katie Loomis explained to Dean that “buck fifty” was a term used to describe slashing.» —“Woman is held without bail after stabbing threat” by Neil Goswami Bennington Banner (Vermont) Aug. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Punny Names From 1916

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