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1661 syndrome n. The 1661 syndrome—whereby a woman (and it almost always is a woman) looks like a bouncy-tressed, pert-bottomed teenager from behind and a grandmother from the front—has become a cultural joke. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 18, 2007)

1661 syndrome n. Carole Malone mentioned the 1661 syndrome—where men think you’re attractive from the back (16)…and then back off when they see your face (61). This issue is supposed to affect all women over the age of probably 35. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 20, 2007)

187 n. She later added, the students in question write “187” about him. It’s street lingo for a homicide. [California English Crime & Prisons Police Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2004)

187 n. The number 187 is frequently used in gang graffiti around the United States, and represents the number of the California Penal Code for homicide. Graffiti which includes 187 is literally making a death threat. [California English Crime & Prisons Police Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2004)

187 n. While the literal translation of the shirt is the police code for homicide ("187") followed by gang slang for police ("hudda"), many Valley police, school officials and gang experts see it another way: “Murder a Cop.” [California English Crime & Prisons Police Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2004)

200-mile-an-hour tape n. We call it 200-mile-an-hour tape. You can fix a lot of things with duct tape. [English Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 30, 2007)

200-mile-an-hour tape n. However, there’s even a better than best (though some might protest that characterization) known as the “nuclear grade,” which is used at reactors and a “200 mile an hour” tape made by another manufacturer specifically designed for race cars. [English Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 30, 2007)

3,000-mile screwdriver n. We run largely a decentralized system, and it’s important that we continue to do that. I once worked with a person who talked about the 3,000-mile screwdriver making those fine adjustments. We trust our base commanders. [English Military Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 13, 2006)

3,000-mile screwdriver n. How about some detail of the engine? EFI? Q-jet? or what…3000 mile screwdriver with no details. [English Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 13, 2006)

3-D adj. Say hello to the 3-D Yankees. In cop parlance, that’s short for Definitely Done Dancing, which is the way bodies in the morgue are referred to. [English Police Slang Abbreviation] [full cite] (Jun. 26, 2007)

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