L’s
n.— «He woke up from a drug induced coma cuffed to a hospital bed with a leo standing over him…gets more time than the driver,who was driving on a suspended L’s for dui.» —“Have cops ever helped?” Cannabis Edge Feb. 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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