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 v.β€” Β«It’s hard for me to feel sorry for guys that are driving three Mercedes and living in million-dollar homes and worrying about six or seven pounds because they have to β€˜flip,’” Lukas said. (Flipping is racetrack parlance for self-induced vomiting).Β» β€”β€œWeigh in on riders” by Sherry Ross New York Daily News Apr. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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