swass

swass
 n.— «But it’s so hot that I have swass. It’s so hot that I felt sweat running down my back as I was waiting for the bus at 8:30 AM.» —“Imagine you’re Johnny Carson. You say, “It’s so hot…“ and the audience says, “How hot is it?” And you say…“ by Kate Gapers Block (Chicago) July 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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