wad
v.— «All it is going to take is one senator’s son to wad his R1 (or something) at 160 mph and kill himself or the congressman’s daughter goes for a ride with a squid on a GSX-R1000 who target fixates into a rock wall and bam!» —“Dave Palazzolo” by Mark Pittman Utah Sport Bike Association Nov., 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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