pickle park

pickle park
 n.— «Unless you’re gay, you’re probably unaware of “pickle park,” a rest stop off the Long Island Expressway in Melville. It’s not officially known as pickle park, but that’s what the gay cognoscenti call the popular pick-up spot.» —“Crime Scenes: Pickle Park Perps” by Timothy Bolger Long Island Press (New York) Oct. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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