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welfarican n. Are you for real??? De verdad pretendes que te tomen con seriedad cuando haces comentarios tan generales, ignorantes y racistas como: “yo comprendo que para el welfarican ( el puertorro, que se ha criado del sistema del mantengo, no conoce esta palabras grandes, y su sinificado), pero hay algunos puerto rique~nos que si conocen, porque se criaron en PR, donde no existe welfare.” Lo primero es que decir o insinuar que todo puertorriquen~o que se crio en PR es “autosuficiente” meramente porque se crio en PR, es un falsedad. [English Puerto Rico Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 27, 2006)

well n. Amsler was “in the well,” a term used to describe when a contestant comes off the bull on the inside of a spin, when the bull’s face and Amsler’s face collided with one another. He was only 16 years old at the time. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 7, 2008)

Wellywood n. AS I write this I’m still in New Zealand, Wellington or “Wellywood” as it is sometimes called because of filming Lord of the Rings and other films. [English New Zealand Movies Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Feb. 28, 2007)

wet n. According to court documents, Edwards and Larry Sr. were locked in a dispute over a drug called “wet,” the slang term for a mixture of PCP and formaldehyde. It is used to lace marijuana or other smoking materials to enhance the high they produce. [Crime & Prisons Drugs Slang] [full cite] (May. 7, 2004)

wet n. Allen was “running with a crowd doing a lot of drugs”: marijuana, crack, PCP and a potent concoction called “Wet,” which is marijuana laced with formaldehyde. [Crime & Prisons Drugs Slang] [full cite] (May. 27, 2004)

wet n. PCP was infrequently incorporated into marijuana cigarettes….These are being sold on the street under varying names such as “Illy” in Connectivut, “Hydro” in New York City, “Dip” in New Jersey, “Wet” in Philadelphia, and “Fry” in Texas. The cigarettes are treated with “embalming fluid,” allegedly to enhance the drug’s euphoric effects. Embalming fluid, which contains formalin (formaldehyde in methanol), is used as a medium to ease a uniform distribution of PCP in these cigarettes. [New York City Crime & Prisons Drugs Slang] [full cite] (May. 27, 2004)

wet horse n. Wet horse. Stolen horse. (From the fact that raiders ran the herds of stolen horses across the Rio Grande River.) [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses Slang] [full cite] (May. 12, 2005)

wet pony n. Wet ponies. Stolen horses from Mexico or brought in without paying duty. [English Horses Slang] [full cite] (May. 12, 2005)

wetneck n. Mencia’s funniest stuff was his most cutting, from delineating the similarities between rednecks and Mexicans (or “wetnecks,” as he called them) to dismissing Hispanic gangbangers as “idiots” (“Please stop embarrassing us,” he pleaded). [English Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2008)

wey n. Pinche wey means “fucking guy” but can also mean “you adorable scamp” or “pal.” [Spanish Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 26, 2004)

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