smack shopping

smack shopping
 n.— «There are two ways to buy on Jellyfish.com. Customers can either search for a specific product and compare the deals offered by participating retailers or they can go “smack” shopping—the term for a group of jellyfish.» —“Jellyfish.com lets people shop and chat online” by Judy Newman Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) July 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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