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- leeders or leaders
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Translation: ligaments and/or tendons
Sample Usage: "I can't do my stretchin' cuz my leeders are all stove up."
- limp noid
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Translation: lymph node
Sample Usage: "I noticed a lump in my neck and my doctor said it was a limp noid."
- lycra
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Translation: Lyrica (the medicine)
Sample Usage: "My doctor just started me on lycra."
Submitted by Mike D.
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