unass
v.— «Move it. Move it. Move it! Unass my chow line.» —“Re: Vietnam F.A.Q.” by “Redleg” (jgriffin@qadas.com) Usenet: alt.war.vietnam Dec. 16, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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