tax
v.— «Taxed: robbed or mugged (Pacific) “Be careful downtown. It’s easy to get taxed.”» —“Decoding the conversation: Your slang dictionary” by Andrew Cortopassi in Washington University Student Life (St. Louis, Missouri) Aug. 27, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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