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tree hugger, n. A fanatical environmentalist.
tribe, n. A group of friends.
true, adj. Faithful.
tweak, v. To get high on drugs.
twitching, adj. Excellent.

ugly stick, n. An imaginary stick that can turn some-
one ugly.
un, n. An outsider.
Uncle Lester, n. A child molester.
unit, n. A dumb person.

virgin vault, n. A dormitory for young women.
viz, n. A face.

Web address, n. A specific set of characters from
which a Web site can be found.
well, duh!, exp. Nothing is being said that is not al-
ready known.

What’s up with that?, exp. To ask why something is

the way it is.

Windows, n. A Microsoft operating system.

wings and things, n. A Chinese take-out restaurant.

woodhead, n. An obstinate fool.

World Wide Web, n. The part of the Internet that

links documents to a network.

Xerox, v. To imitate.

yadda yadda yadda, exp. Used in order to make a

story shorter, to leave out the details.

You go girl!, exp. Words of encouragement.

Y2K, n. The year 2000.

zimmer, n. A woman.

zippo, n. Nothing.

zoom-in, n. An unexpected kiss.

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