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blurple

blurple  adj.— «Twenty-something male of African descent: “I’m so black I’m blurple!”» —“Rhymes with Purple” Overheard in Philly (Philadelpia, Pennsylvania) Mar. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued...

yammy

yammy  n.— «Just before Garson took care of his bodily functions, he was overheard referring to an observant Jew as a “yammy,” which is apparently slang for yarmulke, the head covering worn by Jewish men.» —“Garson’s...

stage phoning

stage phoning  n.— «Take “stage phoning”, for instance, the term sociologists use for the show we put on when we are being observed or overheard talking on our mobile. “Like a cubist painting, the speaker on the mobile...

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