dipmom
n.— «Jones agrees, saying she is heartbroken about a new law enforcement acronym: “dipmoms,” which stands for “dad in prison, mom on meth.”» —“Guv hooked on Montana’s anti-meth ads” by Matt Canham, Kirsten Stewart Salt Lake Tribune (Utah) June 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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