merk
v.— «The whole party bounced to Erics crib and it pissed his mom off so we merked to Sals.» —“Update…“ by slitsthatdenote (Jimmy) And I know that you say, this is what you get…Love is the Answer? (Virginia Beach, Va.) Nov. 2, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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