yayo
n.— «The dog, a white, year-old pit bull named Yayo—a street term for cocaine—was shot just inside the apartment door.» —“Cops shoot dog” by Suzanne Travers in Paterson Herald News (New Jersey) July 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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