dead wagon n. a vehicle used as part of a protection racket in which uncooperative distributors of milk, soda fountain syrups, or other products are forced out of business by undercutting their prices and other tactics. Editorial Note: This term is...
deve n. a coerced payment; “protection” money. Editorial Note: Jocular reference to actual levies made by the government for growth and development. Etymological Note: development levy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
