Watched a program about slugging on CNN, it’s the first time I heard of this word.
slugging n. Commuting to work by accepting a ride from a stranger who requires one or more extra passengers to legally qualify to drive in a high occupancy vehicle lane.
—slug n. A person who commutes in this way. —v.
WordSpy has a very detailed explanation. And this website for slugs .
ulcer
curtail
whack
gall
shell shock
gouge
concede
markup
levy
paradigm
cheerleader - A member of a cheer leading team, not the captain. Most English-Chinese dictionaries gave the wrong explanations.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/30/brazil.tribes/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maloca
thatch
communal
hut
crane
indigenous
encroachment
Peru
Brazil
decimate
logging
ancestral
compartment
patrilineal
far-fetched
Prophet
neologism
creep
Shrink, a slang term for a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist or psychologist.
The term “apartment” is favored in North America, whereas the term “flat” is sometimes, but not exclusively, used in the United Kingdom and most other English-speaking areas and Commonwealth nations.
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tequila
testicle
platter
procreate
physician
severe
wail
peril
rivet
ripple
gasp
stomp
Wyoming
trauma
hoot
holler
serenity
[2006-12-26]
bullion
petroleum
incarcerate
bogus
extradition
superintendent
enforcer
perennial
launderer
erstwhile
bail
bilk
credential
testimonial
smear
unilateral
catalytic
insolvent
limbo
espionage
dungeon
languish
crook
predicament
[Episode 1 - 2007.02.25]
delve
yearn
snob
mob
slob
palpitation
apricot
out of the blue
crap out
stack up
enthusiasm
[Episode 2 - 2007.02.25]
condescend
[2007.03.30]
Archer
motto
divination
wellspring
vitality
cursory
inscrutable
wit
vulnerability
inadvertently
meltdown
ailment
psychic
wobbly
mime
asylum
treadmill
moody
lucid
indulgent
procrastinator
spry
hiccup
[2007.03.31]
flaunt
demonstrative
vent
Venus
Uranus
potent
Pluto
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
[2007.04.01]
throw (someone) a curve ball
at stake
saw
shovel
tightwad
drill
inexcusable
overhaul
hail
[2007.04.02]
rest home
sanctuary
trumpet
unscrupulous
triumphal
[2007.04.07]
exuberant
subordinate
pragmatic
trine
cavalier
[2007.04.11]
self-absorbed
haunt
get under (one’s) skin
[2007.04.14]
holy grail
deflect
bust
rumble
portfolio
[2007.04.15]
diffusive
Neptune
hone
[2007.04.28]
relentless
[2007.04.29]
rowdy
tick off
tithe
pastor
podium
swine
imperial
[2007.05.19]
deluge
hallmark
fraudulent
[2007.05.31]
exuberance
flinch
retrenchment
buoy
[2008-5-23]
emaciated
terrace
forage
remand
squalid
mattress
run-down
boarded-up
windowsill
laggard
[2008-5-28]
coerce
relinquish
outright
Guatemala
detrimental
notary
solicitor
karma
Cannes
disparage
repercussion
sprint
uneventful
fussy
stoic
itinerary
dimple
clan
porch
diaper
castrate
sterilize
lieu
quilt
Philadelphia
asbestos
[2008-5-29]
chorus
reconciliation
thug
martyred
junta
flout
menial
spinster
jumble
ubiquitous
feudal
snappy
cull
penny-pinchers
connote
tenant
gobs of / a gob of
lateral
tiff
hike