dosia
n.— «If we could all take the time to educate our children, to avoid smokin’ the dosia, and to better ourselves, this world would be hundreds of times better than it is now.» —“Look At The Golf Ball And Grin!” by Eric Johnson (ej@ebicom.net) Usenet: alt.games.cheats Nov. 26, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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