pool game

pool game
 n.— «Another customer told Gingras he was looking for “a whole pool game,” most likely meaning an ounce of cocaine; one-eighth of an ounce of cocaine is often referred to as an “eight ball.”» —“Lines in the sand” by Andrew Wolfe Nashua Telegraph (N.H.) Apr. 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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