dollar-van
n.— «You really did have to drive, and so although it was certainly always possible to go to Sunrise via bus, train, or dollar-van, the thought that one might actually take those public transportations to get there was usually the first and last thought before announcing “fuck it” and “I’m not going.”» —“The Show: Sometimes The Audience Produces More Entertainment Than The Plot Line” by Gary Dauphin Village Voice (New York City) Nov. 21, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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