pitching
n.— «April, a 16-year-old Latina from the Bronx, scoffed at the notion that poor mothers were buying $500 shoes. The only people she knew with such pricey sneakers were those “on the block pitching [dealing drugs].”» —“Does Cosby Help?” by Ellis Close Newsweek Dec. 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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