diesel therapy n. the continuous or unnecessary transport of a prisoner from place to place, especially as a form of reprimand or punishment, but also as a result of bureaucratic mistakes. Also bus therapy. Editorial Note: A similar term, Greyhound therapy, is the practice of resolving problems with transients or homeless people by buying them bus tickets to warm, far places. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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