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water

Slang term used when referring to boat or a dippa. A cigarette or weed dipped in embalming fluid.
"I heard that Ced be makin that bread off sellin that water."
by Ziek May 2, 2005
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swamp water

a mixture of all the fruit juices found behind a bar of a drinking establishment. may be mixed with any type of alcohol.
bartender: what'll you have?

customer: I'll have a swampwater. I'm the designated driver!
by Paul J Parkinson November 1, 2006
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water-

A prefix analogous to the suffix -gate, denoting a scandal. Derived from the Watergate scandal.
Investigator 1: "Heavens to Betsy!"
Investigator 2: "You didn't seriously just say that. What is it?"
Investigator 1: "From the looks of these financial records, it looks like the mayor embezzled some of the federal grant money he received to build that water gate to protect the town from floods."
Investigator 2: "Really? Well I'll be a monkey's uncle - you're right!"
Investigator 1: "What to call this scandal...I've got it! Because it's a scandal involving a gate, we can add the prefix 'water-' and call it watergate!"
Investigator 2: "No, that's already taken. I think it would be better, since it's a scandal involving water, to add the suffix '-gate' and call it watergate! No, wait, never mind, that's the same thing."
Investigator 1: "Since it's a scandal involving a water gate, let's add the prefix 'water-' and the suffix '-gate' and call it waterwatergategate!"
Investigator 2: "Brilliant! Just rolls right off the tongue."
by Nicholas D December 18, 2011
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fresh water school

*noun*, term used in economics to refer to the New Classical economics. The fresh water school was lead by Robert E. Lucas, Thomas J. Sargent, and Robert Barro; its position was that fiscal policy and monetary policy are doomed to be ineffective, since they rely on "fooling the public."

Instead, they argued that even tax cuts had no stimulus effect (in contrast to "supply side economics"), and of course they were resolutely opposed to government spending. Instead, the fresh water school maintained that a recession was caused by markets adjusting to a technology shock to create a structurally different economic system. The best thing to do was to allow the markets to restructure industry on their own.

The fresh water school was known for their support of the "rational expectations hypothesis" (REH) and "real business cycle" (RBC) theory.
But lately, a ...school of skeptics who think the Government usually just gums things up is gaining attention and influence. The skeptics are known as the "fresh water school," less for the purity of their thought than for their origins at universities along the shores of the Great Lakes.

"'Fresh Water' Economists Gain," *New York Times*, 23 July 1988
by Abu Yahya March 5, 2009
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designer water

A commercial brand of mineral water, often served or sold under pretentious circumstances or marketing and/or at exorbitant cost.
I went to the cocktail bar with the guys, but as I was drivin' I had to sip designer water all evening.
by Lior Bar-On January 9, 2006
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Devil Water

An alcoholic beverage made from any clear liquor, including but not limited to, vodka, silver rum, tequila and gin.

The typical 'Devil Water' is 1 part liquor, in most cases rum or vodka, 1 part plain old water and a splash of pineapple juice.

The drink was created in 2008 in Lake Worth, Florida United States by a 25 year old man trying to watch his caloric intake.

The drink is rather dangerous in that it's flavor is very minimal and can be deceptively strong causing more drunkenness than anticipated. The one glaring upside is that while you are dehydrating your body with alcohol, the water helps ease the potential next day 'hangover'.
I got so crunk last night off that damn Devil Water!
by DeJayStarr March 3, 2010
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Out of the water

A phrase said by someone who doesn't understand the common saying "out of the woods."
(In a sticky situation) "We're not out of the water yet!"
by FrongyWrongy May 6, 2015
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