cake
n.— «J’apprends grâce à l’émission tracks que “cake’ veut dire “chatte’ en argot britannique, merci tracks d’enrichir mon vocabulaire; à la rentrée je vais me promener avec un t-shirt EAT MY CAKE, et dandiner de l’arrière-train devant michael, parce que oui je l’avoue malgré l’accent über-sexy de nick, je préfère michael, son cul est plus mignon.» —“Bloody” by Sskizo Sex and Blog and Rock’n’Roll Jan. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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