sack up
v.— «My only response to diablo is to sack up and grow a pair.» —“Re: Love and Death” by maszakj@pell1l8.alleg.edu (Jonathan Maszak) Usent: alt.romance.chat Mar. 11, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Oofless is an antiquated bit of British slang that describes someone temporarily short on cash. It’s from ooftisch, a Yiddish-derived term for “cash placed on the table,” from German auf Tisch. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
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