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A supply crate in Warzone that hands you your pre-built custom class — your real guns, perks and gear — instead of whatever you scrounged off the floor. You buy the marker at a Buy Station and throw it to call the drop in.

To have accumulated a big position in an asset, going heavy on the bet.

Used to describe someone living a clearly well-off lifestyle.

An instruction or exclamation to pile plenty of weight onto the barbell.

The start date of a patient's most recent menstrual period, used to assess pregnancy and gynecologic complaints.

A passive-aggressive nudge when overused, signaling you're still waiting and they haven't replied.

lline distribution

The breakdown of who sings, raps, or is featured for how long in a song, which fans track closely and sometimes protest. Uneven distribution is a common source of fan complaints.

Lizzies are British banknotes — named for Queen Elizabeth II, whose portrait was on every note for seventy years. A stack of lizzies is a stack of paper.

The Rastafarian principle of living naturally and righteously in accordance with one's divine energy.

living rent free

Describes a thought, memory, or person that constantly occupies your mind whether you want it to or not.

Ironic slang for an after-hours staff party or drinks, the 'liver' being what gets exercised.

A premium solventless extract made by pressing fresh-frozen cannabis (or bubble hash from it), retaining full terpene flavor.

A cannabis extract made from fresh-frozen plants to preserve terpenes, prized for flavor and aroma.

A situation that's lit, exciting, and full of energy.

Used in expressions of emotion, recognition, or violence, exactly where English would say 'face'.

Exciting, fun, and full of hype. A lit event is a great, high-energy time.

'Low-intensity steady state' cardio — sustained, easy-paced cardiovascular work (like a brisk walk) done for a longer duration, often for fat loss or recovery.

A pool of tokens locked in a smart contract that provides the liquidity an automated market maker uses to price and execute trades. Providers deposit paired tokens and earn a share of fees.

lipstick on a pig

A cosmetic improvement that doesn't fix the underlying problem.

lipstick lesbian

A lesbian or bi woman with a markedly feminine presentation — makeup, dresses, heels, the whole traditionally feminine package. Coined in San Francisco in the early 1980s (a 1982 Sentinel feature ran 'Lesbians for Lipstick'), went mainstream in the 90s, and got a huge boost from a 1997 episode of Ellen.

A slide similar to a boardslide, but the rider approaches so the back truck (and tail) goes up and over the obstacle before the deck slides along it.

To kiss, usually on the mouth and usually properly. London school-age and roadman slang — 'I lipsed her' is standard MLE for 'I kissed her'. Verb form of the noun.

lip sync for your life

The do-or-die showdown. When two queens land in the bottom, RuPaul makes them lip-sync the same song head to head, and the loser goes home. 'Lip sync for your life' is the order to fight for survival with nothing but mouth, body and nerve. By extension, any high-stakes last-ditch performance.

Compared against filler as the 'lighter' option in beauty discourse.