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To Draft Drafting is a term frequently used for cars, but it also can be used in other racing vehicles. If one car is following another car too closely, nearly bumper to bumper, then one might say that the car is drafting the other car. Drafting essentially is a racing technique. When cars move they create a pocket of high-density air, and a pocket of low-density air. This creates drag, which can slow the vehicle down. When drafting, a car following another car enters into and shares this bubble of air formed by the lead car. This allows both cars to gain a little more speed since both cars are sharing the same pocket of air. It's aerodynamics. But the rear driver has the advantage because of the slingshot effect, which is when the rear car moves to pass, the low pressure from the first car will suck the rear car forward. As the rear car is sucked forward, the shape of the low-density bubble surrounding the lead car will change. As the bubble's shape changes the front car is slowed down, as the air readjusts the pocket of low-density air. So what does this mean? This means the car that was once behind has used the pocket of air made by the other car to slingshot itself infront of the other car. The lead car can be passed relatively easy using this method. This means that even a slower car can draft on a faster car, share its pocket of air, then slingshot out and pass the faster car.
"That race car is drafting the leader."

"I can't believe I lost the race because that slow car drafted on me."
by Strike911 September 15, 2005
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Mount Druitt

A suburb of Western Sydney, NSW Australia
Used to be a lot of housing commission homes, still is, full of yobbos home of dole bludgers and shitbox cars
ay shazza wanna go down tha corner shop 4 smoko?
yer bazza then we gonna go shag in the back of the kingy (Kingswood)
omigod, the dole people r gonna come to mount druitt
ah well just give em a VB maaate
by RS300boi October 7, 2007
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Drift Tow

When a vehicle that is towing another vehicle engages in a badass display of power and elite driving skill that results in the tow vehicle drifting.
Dude Drew just drift towed the shit out of that truck
by christiansen02 March 19, 2014
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National Drift King Day

On December 4th, 2015, Twitch Streamer RTGame announced on twitter that he won a 200cc Mario Kart tournament in College hence giving him the title of 'Drift King'. We mark this day to commemorate the birth of our beloved Drift King, RTGame.
Person A: "Did you hear, its National Drift King Day today!"
Person B: "Wonderful! I can't believe they used to call him the Drift King back in college."
by XenSergal December 4, 2021
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Draft Pick

The first choice you would make about something, like a first draft pick in fantasy football.
"But I'm in love with someone else, doesn't that bother you?" -girl

"Well obviously that wasn't my draft pick" -guy
by MrZero August 25, 2010
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draft

Buck fitty draft, yo
by nicks October 7, 2003
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GH drugtest

A GH drugtest is generally used by poor people. Consists of breathing into a bag and checking the bag for residue. The drugtest usually works 5% of the time.
Chris- "Yo dude let's go smoke some weed!"

George- "Nah dude, I can't. I'm getting a GH drugtest tonight."

Chris- "Pussy...."
by Bing from the Virgin Islands January 24, 2010
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