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playtron n. an observer or vistor at a Renaissance fair or festival who wears a costume suited for the time period. Etymological Note: play(er) + patron (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hi-so adj.— «Visitors to Khao San Road “are more hi-so now,” says Pattamon Yaidaeng, invoking the local term for “high society.”» —“A Hippie Haven Goes Upscale” by Newley Purnell in Bangkok, Thailand New York...
suitcasing v.— «Many inmates and visitors perfect the art of “suitcasing”—shoving drugs packed in plastic wrap or condoms up their rectum, or “bodypacking”—swallowing packets of drugs.» —“Prison drug smuggling...
sky bingo n.— «The skydivers will jump while unfurling a 700 square foot American flag, as well as play what is known as “sky bingo,” where the skydivers land on plates purchased by visitors to the Balloon Race.» —“Buffalo Trace...
bean shoot n.— «Only a few weeks shy of parole in 1995, Andre found himself confined to a cell with walls the color of Pepto-Bismol. He received his meals through a slit in the door known in prison parlance as a “bean shoot”;...
