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hit-and-run bag

hit-and-run bag Β n.β€”Β Β«The customs officials always wanted Paige to open up the little β€œhit-and-run” bag he carred for his shaving gear and other small articles.Β»Β β€”β€œHardman on Sports” by A.L. HardmanΒ Charleston GazetteΒ (West Virginia)Β June 9, 1971...

suck rubber

suck rubber Β v. phr.β€”Β Β«They fired at us 10 times. We had the β€œchem” gear on the whole time sucking rubber.Β»Β β€”β€œCarrier launches β€˜cataclysmic’ bomb campaign.” by Isambard WilkinsonΒ Daily TelegraphΒ (U.K.)Β Mar. 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued...

jibbing

jibbing Β n.β€”Β Β«Stephen Regenold, a.k.a. the Gear Junkie, pitched a story to us last week about cross-country skiing’s latest wrinkle, Nordic jibbing. The activity of jibbing amounts to cross-country skiers performing jumps and other tricks that...

bag drag

bag drag n. generally, the transportation of luggage; in air travel, a connecting flight or the act of getting to a flight (with luggage); in the military, a change in deployment, especially a multi-part itinerary that includes a change in vehicles...

bag drag

bag drag Β n.β€”Β Β«For almost three years, the bulk of Balkan-peacekeeping troops have served in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary. To arrive, most did the infamous β€œbag drag,” hauling mobility gear from airport to airport, often incurring excess...