junk
n.— «See the story of the guy in Singapore (I think) who was cheating on his gf and she Ripped His Junk Completely Off?!! That’d make John cringe.» —“Re: Patches not sticking” by “Lee in Duluth MN” (houndhockey@charternospam.net) Usenet: alt.support.stop-smoking Oct. 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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