gasser

gasser
 n.— «“Gassers, what’s a gasser,” the football player’s Mom asked her son. “Oh, don’t worry about it Mom. It’s just part of conditioning—some sprint work we have to do.”» —“What good is football? Moms share their views” by Tommy C. Simmons Baton Rouge State Times (La.) Aug. 24, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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