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stick list n. Stick list—A list of correction officers who have been “stuck,” or compelled to work overtime. (Oct. 26, 2004) [full citation…]

v-bidder n. Rafael Epstein: “And it was, you say, a vehicle-born explosive device. Is that that someone tried to use a car bomb to attack a military convoy?” Philip Smith: “That’s what a lot of you all refer to it as. We call it a V-Bidder (phonetic) or Vehicle-born IED which is also often referred to as a car bomb, yes.” (Oct. 25, 2004) [full citation…]

flairing n. Steve Rodwell, a 29-year-old who is also a Sydney-based beverage consultant, explains that a flare master does flairing, which is balancing, catching, flipping, spinning or throwing bar products and tools—bottles, glasses, napkins, straws—with finesse and style. (Oct. 24, 2004) [full citation…]

yeh n. On all the tapes no one ever mentions the word “cocaine,” instead using common street jargon for the drug such as “pies” and “yeh.” (Oct. 24, 2004) [full citation…]

pies n. On all the tapes no one ever mentions the word “cocaine,” instead using common street jargon for the drug such as “pies” and “yeh.” (Oct. 24, 2004) [full citation…]

put on the black n. On the wiretaps, Cole describes the violence he used to enforce his will as “putting on the black.” And it has worked. (Oct. 24, 2004) [full citation…]

Healthy Mae n. Bush campaign officials said they had no comment on the Frist proposal. That plan envisions a federally chartered but privately run reinsurance organization, analogous to the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mortgage companies that were established to assume the risk of lending so that bankers can give homeowners more affordable mortgages. Dr. Frist has referred to it as a “national publicly chartered, privately run “Healthy Mae.” (Oct. 24, 2004) [full citation…]

safe adj. Safe. A term used to describe someone who is generally a pretty good egg in all aspects. Example: “Have you met my mate George? He’s well safe, everone loves him.” The term can also be used to reassure—"are you okay?,” reply—"yeah man, safe, safe” (Oct. 22, 2004) [full citation…]

dogly n. Dogly. To describe someone who is not only ugly but their whole personality reeks dog. (Oct. 22, 2004) [full citation…]

pussyclart n. Front Bottom. As coined by my mother, who found it too gruesome to utter the word “pussyclart.” Also used by the GLC in “Your Mother’s Got a Penis.” (Oct. 22, 2004) [full citation…]

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