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Alcoholics Synonymous

by Tony Thorne,

From a list of slang terms used by British students to describe drunkenness or the effects of drugs, included by Tony Thorne in the fourth edition of the Dictionary of…

Crystal metaphors

by Harper’s Staff,

Slum Pudding

by Harper’s Staff,

Rough guide

by Harper’s Staff,

Hippocratic oafs

by Adam Fox,

Webster’s by websters

by Harper’s Staff,

The word in Mogadishu

by Rob Krott,

Slang of the nation

by Teresa Labov,

Gnarly, brutal, insane

by Harper’s Staff,

Choose your weapon

by Albert E. Lewin, Esther Lewin,

A gangbanger’s glossary

by Harper’s Staff,

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Alcoholics Synonymous

Crystal metaphors

Slum Pudding

Rough guide

Hippocratic oafs

Webster’s by websters

The word in Mogadishu

Slang of the nation

Gnarly, brutal, insane

Choose your weapon

A gangbanger’s glossary

March 1989

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