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If a player dunks on another player in basketball in a spectacular fashion, they posterized them. It comes from the posters kids hang on their walls that feature pictures of their favorite players dunking on an opponent.

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The art and language of professional jargon — specialized terminology, buzzwords, and insider lingo used across industries to sound authoritative, signal expertise, or obscure simple ideas behind complex-sounding language.

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Don’t sell your bread to a baker

This quote is derived from the Arabic old saying: لا تبيع خبزك على خباز. It’s used as an expression of wisdom and knowledge when said by you. Yet, when said to you it’s a warning that means you’ve been caught.

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pirlos

parent in room looking over shoulder

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foia

freedom of information act

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fpmitap

federal pound me in the ass prison

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