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n. a slot machine or casino; (hence) a jocular reference to the financial affairs of Nigeria. (posted May. 1, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a pet project funded via pork barrel politics. (posted May. 1, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a school which has received two failing grades from state agencies in four years, permitting its students a choice of attending other, better schools. (posted May. 1, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a reconciliation of a nation’s economic record with its environmental record. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a collection of automated scripts or bots which create a small chat-based network; (hence) such a collection intended for malicious or surreptitious uses. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
n. barbecue. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
n. marijuana or hemp. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a communist masquerading as an environmental activist. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a person who fetches lunch for others at a work site. (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
n. a determination of what level of military losses, esp. war dead, will be tolerated by voters. (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
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