juicing

juicing
 n.— «The wrestlers keep razor blades in their wrist bands and slice their foreheads at the appropriate time. This is called juicing or blading.» —“Cult songs, wrestling and deer, oh my” by John Kelso Austin American-Statesman (Texas) May 12, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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