grenade
n.— «The problem was the third leg of this female tripod: the grenade. Now, this is a term my roommates and I use to describe the friend of the hot girls who was not blessed with the same physique as her head-turning counterparts.» —“Always fly to concerts with a willing wing” by Patrick Troy in University of Florida, Gainesville Independent Florida Alligator May 24, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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