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Alphabetical Entries Beginning With
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hail damage
n. (5 Dec 2006)
Haitian happiness
n. (17 May 2006)
haji
n. (10 Jul 2004)
haji mart
n. (2 Dec 2004)
half-past-six
adj. (3 Aug 2005)
half-widow
n. (14 Jul 2006)
halo car
n. (17 Jan 2005)
haltura
n. (30 Jun 2004)
hammerhead
n. (1 Jul 2004)
hamster care
n. (22 Jul 2004)
handbags at ten paces
n. (28 Jun 2004)
hang-up
n. (1 Mar 2005)
Hanukkah bush
n. (17 Nov 2005)
hapa
adj. (21 Feb 2005)
happy-clappy
adj. (22 May 2007)
hard eight
n. (30 Nov 2006)
Harvard death
n. (13 Apr 2005)
hat-rack
v. (11 Sep 2006)
hauterfly
n. (10 May 2007)
have hair
v. phr. (19 Apr 2007)
hawasim
n. (17 Aug 2004)
hazing terms
other. (2 Jun 2005)
headache bar
n. (8 Nov 2006)
headsy
adj. (27 Dec 2005)
headtopper
n. (14 Nov 2005)
heart-attack
attrib. (25 Apr 2007)
heartsink
n. (22 Jul 2005)
heater
n. (5 Jan 2005)
heatiness
n. (12 Jul 2004)
hecka
adv. (7 Jan 2005)
heckler’s veto
n. (10 Apr 2006)
helitack
n. (16 Nov 2004)
heresthetics
n. (5 Jul 2004)
hero
n. (6 Oct 2004)
heroic dose
n. (13 Sep 2005)
high-touch
adj. (17 Aug 2007)
hikikomori
n. (8 Jul 2004)
hikoi
n. (10 May 2004)
hillbilly armor
n. (23 Dec 2004)
hillbilly chrome
n. (20 Apr 2006)
hiplife
n. (10 Aug 2004)
hit the deuces
v. phr. (15 Jun 2005)
hit-and-run bag
n. (22 Sep 2006)
HNWI
n. (11 May 2004)
ho-wop
n. (14 Jul 2004)
hobo pack
n. (13 Jul 2006)
hocker
n. (11 Jun 2004)
hockey mom
n. (17 Mar 2009)
hog-dogging
n. (24 Dec 2004)
hogger
n. (16 Jan 2006)
hoghouse
attrib. (7 Feb 2007)
hokey Dinah
other. (26 Jan 2005)
hollow army
n. (26 Jun 2005)
Hollywood no
n. (29 Sep 2004)
homegoing
n. (30 Jul 2004)
honey dip
n. (24 Jan 2006)
honking
adj. (14 Oct 2005)
hoofball
n. (29 May 2006)
hopey-changey
adj. (17 Mar 2009)
horse blanket
n. (8 Jun 2005)
hot desk
v. (3 Jul 2004)
hot shoe
n. (12 May 2004)
hot wash
n. (9 Jun 2005)
hotbox
v. (28 Sep 2004)
hotel journalism
n. (31 Jan 2005)
HoYay
n. (2 Feb 2005)
huck
v. (8 Feb 2005)
hudda
n. (30 Apr 2004)
hully-gully
adj. (25 Apr 2006)
Hummer house
n. (31 Aug 2006)
hump strap
n. (18 May 2006)
hundred-mile-an-hour tape
n. (30 Jan 2007)
Hurban
n. (18 Feb 2005)
hurricane ham
n. (9 Nov 2006)
hype man
n. (3 Jun 2004)
hypermile
v. (20 Feb 2007)
hypersigil
n. (20 Dec 2004)
hyzer
n. (4 Aug 2004)
Recent Catchwords
hot money
n. (7/4)
yes-and
v. (7/3)
ten-tenths
adj. (7/3)
harlotfest
n. (7/3)
negative operating cycle
n. (7/3)
sporno
n. (7/3)
Twaggot
n. (7/3)
heinie
n. (7/3)
momshell
n. (7/3)
porn mode
n. (7/3)
downwinder
n. (7/3)
tele-town-hall
n. (7/3)
flame-o-gram
n. (7/3)
Twinjury
n. (7/2)
adulticiding
n. (7/2)
bubble capital
n. (7/2)
Iran-geles
n. (7/2)
brown town
n. (7/2)
boner dyke
n. (7/2)
one and done
n. (7/2)
 
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