bump
n.— «They allegedly felt “an object that had the same size and texture of crack cocaine inside of the suspect’s pants pocket.” When asked if he had cocaine on him, Jean-Baptiste allegedly said, “I have one bump,” which is a street term for cocaine.» —“Police Log” West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript (Massachusetts) Nov. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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