skid
n.— «As a kid, I was a skid and no one knew me by name./I trashed my own house party cause nobody came.» —“Fat Lip” by Sum 41 in song Fat Lip Aug. 28, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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sailor’s blessing n.— «With flute-and guitar backing from Ryan Driver of Toronto trio Silt, the double meaning of the song’s recurring refrain about “a sailor’s blessing” (a euphemism for a curse) perfectly illuminates the...
cue burn n.— «Back when radio stations spun vinyl, popular records were physically “played out.” To find the beginning of a song, DJs pulled the vinyl backwards and forwards under the needle, scrubbing the sound right off the track. The...
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