chillax
v.— «yo wut up, home slice! welcome to our crib. we’re usually just kickin back and chillaxin, ya know wut i’m sayin.» —“Re: Hello from a 1st Timer” by Gip Usenet: uk.music.rave Sept. 8, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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