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blue angel n. an ignited burst of flatus. (posted Mar. 28, 2005) [full entry…]
blue canary n. an emergency worker (especially a police officer or first responder) whose death alerts other personnel to a hazardous situation. (posted Jun. 5, 2006) [full entry…]
blue juice n. the chemical, usually sodium phenobarbital, used to euthanize animals. (posted May. 23, 2006) [full entry…]
blue light bandit n. a person with criminal intentions who impersonates a police officer in a patrol car. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]
blue-sky v. to imagine or propose unreasonable or as-yet unfeasible ideas. (posted Sep. 22, 2004) [full entry…]
bluebird n. in business, an unexpected, very profitable, or easily made sale. (posted Jul. 11, 2007) [full entry…]
blurple adj. of a bluish or blackish purple. (posted Jun. 26, 2006) [full entry…]
blute n. a newspaper. (posted Feb. 2, 2006) [full entry…]
boi n. a feminine male homosexual or a masculine lesbian. (posted Jul. 26, 2005) [full entry…]
bomber n. an old, dilapidated automobile; (hence) a class of such automobiles used with few or no modifications in stock car racing. (posted Apr. 6, 2005) [full entry…]
bonk n. a sound made by a hand-held radio, indicating a transmission cannot be made, characteristic of digital trunk radio systems typically used by fire and police departments. (posted Oct. 1, 2004) [full entry…]
bonk v. in bicycling, to become exhausted. Also bonk out and bonking, n. (posted Apr. 11, 2006) [full entry…]
boo word n. an expression or term that represents a topic that is unpopular or unwelcome. (posted Sep. 4, 2006) [full entry…]
boo-boo face n. a pout or pouty facial expression; moue; boo-boo lip, an out-thrust lip. (posted Jan. 10, 2005) [full entry…]
boohoo breakfast n. a gathering intended to ease the separation of parents and children on the first day of school. (posted Aug. 22, 2007) [full entry…]

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