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disco car

disco car
 n.— «Like the mythological “disco cars” of the 70’s, the last cars of certain trains that were supposedly reserved for using and selling drugs, the F is reserved for those who read books reviewed in The New Yorker.» —“Call It Booklyn” by Sara Gran New York Times Sept. 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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