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hotbox

hotbox  v.— «“My cat loves getting stoned too, but I’m concerned for her health as well, do you think I’m wrong to let her passive smoke my weed?” “Ditto…my roommates love to hotbox a room, and usually invite my cat in to...

levanton

levanton  n.— «The smugglers, mostly men in their 20s, station themselves at strategic spots-along the roadway shoulders, medians and in adjoining brush-offering levantones ( “lifts,” or “rides”)...

microaggression

microaggression  n.— «Social scientists call the event a “microaggression,” by which they mean one of those many sudden, stunning, or dispiriting transactions that mar the days of women and folks of color. Like water dripping...

trout pout

trout pout  n.— «Trout-pout Liz is desperate to rival screen siren Sharon Stone, who whipped fans into a frenzy with her infamous no-knickers scene in smash hit thriller Basic Instinct.» —“Lovely Liz Bares All” by Leigh...

Toyotarisation

Toyotarisation  n.— «Andrew Goudie, professor of geography at Oxford University, blames the process of Toyotarisation—a coinage reflecting the near-ubiquitous desert use of Toyota Land Cruisers—for destroying a thin crust of lichen and...

smitty

smitty  n.— «My prefered method of quieting an engine is to use a short “turbo” type muffler just behind the engine. This is followed by a crossover pipe connecting the two banks together and then a “smitty” to...

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