tampon
n.— «Grube found a message from the kid’s girlfriend that read “I need a tampon!” Since “tampon” is also slang for a big, fat joint, Grube immediately deduced that the kid was possibly a secret drug dealer!» —“Of texting, teachers, and reefer madness” by Clive Thompson Collision Detection (Cambridge, Mass.) May 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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