dec-dec
adj.— «I made my ascension from rookie to “prolly gonna get sponsored soon,” aka I’m dec-dec. (Dec-dec: fairly decent. I’ve picked up the new vernacular and have mixed it with my old skiing mentality.)» —“Trading a pair of skis for a board” by Ian Cropp Vail Daily (Colo.) Dec. 22, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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