Slang Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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zipper n. When he was running around shirtless this summer, Wyatt realized most other kids don’t have surgical scars—or “zippers,” as he calls them. [English Body Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2007)

zombie n. Investments which last for much longer than the five-year standard nowadays often go one of two ways: either the company is killed off by the weight of its borrowings or it becomes what is known as a “zombie”—a business that still manages to generate enough profits to pay down debt, but is too highly leveraged to attract the buyer needed to provide a necessary exit. [English Money & Finance Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2008)

zoo-bombing n. A daring Portland ritual sent one woman to the hospital earlier this week and brought attention to a fad often referred to as “zoo bombing.” Zoo bombing is when cyclists barrel down a hill as fast as they can, like the hill below the Oregon Zoo, or—even more risky—the highway that runs from the zoo to the edge of downtown Portland. [Oregon English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 8, 2006)

zot v. Among the community of former Suicide Girls, this process has spawned a new verb: zotted. This process includes not only the alteration or deletion of unfriendly posts, but also the total removal of the offender from the online community. [ Language English Register Slang Subject Technology] [full cite] (Jan. 9, 2006)

zot v. I once got zotted from the Free Republic boards with one post in less than three minutes. [ Language English Register Slang Subject Technology] [full cite] (Jan. 9, 2006)

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