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3-1-1 n. The key point is that, in carry-on bags, each traveler is allowed no containers of liquids and gels larger than 3 ounces; everything must fit in a single one-quart bag; and there can be only one such bag per person. (The TSA shorthand for this is 3-1-1). [English Automobiles & Transportation] [full cite] (Nov. 22, 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)

3-D job n. The “3-D jobs” are the ones filled mostly by migrant workers, and the term stands for dirty, dangerous and difficult. These words describe Negroponte’s career: the man is willing to take very tough jobs and he always performs them with aplomb. [English Employment] [full cite] (Oct. 12, 2006)

3-D job n. “This has been described as a real ‘3-D’ job: demanding, dirty and dangerous,” Mr. Nakabo said. “Nobody really wants to be a part of it.” [English Employment] [full cite] (Oct. 13, 2006)

3-K job n. With Japanese youth shying from so-called 3-K jobs—referring to the Japanese words for labor that is dirty, dangerous or physically taxing—Alsok, the nation’s second-largest security guard company, has developed a line of robo-cops. [English Japan Employment] [full cite] (Mar. 13, 2005)

360 deal n. This was the year of the so-called “360 deal,” what some are calling the wave of the future in which companies like concert promoter Live Nation cut $100-million plus deals with longtime major-label superstars like Madonna in exchange for a piece of her merchandising, touring and recording monies. [English Business Music Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 26, 2007)

360-365 combat n. Soldiers call the war “360-365 Combat” meaning that not only infantry, but all soldiers, are constantly under combat conditions while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. This produces enormous stress. [English Military] [full cite] (Jan. 24, 2009)

386 generation n. The 386 generation refers to those who were in their thirties when the term was coined, attended college in the 1980s and were born in the 1960s. [South Korea] [full cite] (Aug. 20, 2004)

386 generation n. The “386 generation” of people born in the 1960s and the “shinsedae” of people born in the 1970s will demand changes in traditional top-down decision making in Korean organizations. [South Korea] [full cite] (Aug. 26, 2004)

386 generation n. Many of them were imprisoned while staging anti-government and unification activities in the 1980s. They belong to the so-called “386 Generation.” [South Korea] [full cite] (Aug. 26, 2004)

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