mop and glow
v. phr.— «I believe when I became a HazMat Tech. Cont. Ed. hours was offered for EMS recerts.…Become a tech, doing the mop and glow stuff is actually kinda fun once ya get into it.» —“HAZ MAT in Morgan County” by MckCh613 Thewatchdesk May 16, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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