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con-tel

con-tel  n.— «The fully furnished modular units would be sold as condominiums, but would be rented out when not used by their owners. Town officials have referred to it as a “con-tel,” short for condominium and hotel...

gunpoint

gunpoint  v.— «I’ve wandered Cape Town and Phnom Penh with a bucket load of camera gear with nary a scratch to show for it—but got gunpointed in broad daylight in downtown Asuncion.» —“Re: Melbourne—How safe to travel at night ...

dry hole

dry hole  n.— «The Sunday night raid was what soldiers here call a “dry hole.” They received an intelligence tip, and it led to nothing.» —“Soldiers in Sunni Town Run Into Wall of Silence” by Josh White in...

ghetto pass

ghetto pass
 n.— «We gave Kid Rock his ghetto pass. We’re black, all about the love.» —“Champ’s town” by Brian Smith Metro Times (Detroit, Mich.) Dec. 12, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

po-po

po-po
 n.— «His notoriety meant he was constantly sweated by the V-town po-pos.» —“Requiem for a Mac” by Eric K. Arnold East Bay Express (California) Nov. 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

foot fault

foot fault  n.— «Telstra suffered a judicial humiliation when it was constrained from making false and misleading statements about charges for its services and in what might be regarded as another foot fault, it was forced to give refunds...

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