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whale tail

whale tail  n.— «Another distraction occurs when pants ride low in the back and expose thong underwear, a phenomenon students have dubbed “whales’ tails.” “If you a 16-year-old boy in an English class, and you’ve got...

KenTacoHut

KenTacoHut  n.— «I encountered enough Texaco Gas Stations attached to KenTacoHuts to last a lifetime.» —“Where are all the truck stops?” by Charlie Blackmar in Lewis & Clark College Piolog (Portland, Ore...

Claymate

Claymate  n.— «In the parlance of Claymates, as they sometimes call themselves, anything having to do with Aiken is called “clack.” It’s a contraction of the words Clay and crack, as in crack cocaine, as in, he’s that addictive...

clack

clack  adj.— «In the parlance of Claymates, as they sometimes call themselves, anything having to do with Aiken is called “clack.” It’s a contraction of the words Clay and crack, as in crack cocaine, as in, he’s that addictive...

appeteaser

appeteaser  n.— «Other “appeteasers,” as they call them, include the addictive sweet-potato fries with applesauce, dense corn and black-eyed pea fritters with green chili cheese dip, and crunchy, fluffy hush puppies.» —“When times are...

voter-owned

voter-owned  adj.— «On Thursday of this week, the “clean elections” program passed by Portland City Council will be implemented. Now known somewhat euphemistically as “voter-owned,” the proposal to front candidates...