fish
n.— «We’re pretty sure that some pimps pay other kids to bring in young ‘fish,’ as they call them.» —“On the run” by Deidre Pike City Life (Las Vegas, Nev.) Aug. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant “treasure” and your wordhord was the treasure of words locked up inside you. A delightful new book uses the language of that period to create...
Some college students are using the word loyalty as a synonym for monogamy. Are the meanings of these words now shifting? Plus, a biologist discovers a new species of bat, then names it after a poet he admires. Also, warm memories of how a childhood...