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Female brothel keeper. A Madame.

Etymology: Victorian underworld slang. An abbess (Latin abbatissa, fem. form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey or convent of nuns. Since the Elizabethan era, nun has been slang for a prostitute (ref. William Faulkner, "Requiem for a Nun"), and a nunnery referred to a brothel.
"Polly Adler, in her memoir 'A House is Not a Home,' tells of her time as the abbess of the Big Town's poshest nunnery."

Walter Winchell, 1953
Abbess by Twathenge April 26, 2006
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Aebleskiver 

Sphere-Shaped Pancakes, a Danish food commonly made at the Danish festival tivoli Fest held in the Danish capital of the US (Elk Horn, iowa)

Made in a special pan with 7 semi sphere holes in them, Aebleskivers are basically the shit!!
Person 1-Wanna go get some Aebleskivers!?!?

Person 2-HELL YES I WANT TO GO GET SOME AEBLESKIVERS!!!
Not having abs
Marco is abless, unlike batu
Abless by Shsjbxksvs February 25, 2020
Abbness desribes only one girl who happens to have the beautiful name of Abbie and who happens to epitomize hotness. She is sweet, funny, who wont just laugh at all your jokes, she keeps you honest and humble yet lifts you up in a way that makes you feel loved and respected. She will let you have your way, but is independent, responsible, and does have a little bit of a party girl in her which is all good. She is intelligent but just a little spacy to make her even cuter. She's not that great with directions, but knows where to go. She is great around people or by herself, she is Miss Abbness.
Abbie is the complete package, she is awesome and complete hotness, she is total Abbness.
Abbness by Dan Rust February 25, 2010

Hardly Ableson 

The term "Hardly Ableson" is used to mock Harley Davidson riders, simply because Hardly's bikes are overpriced, overweight, underpowered pieces of crap that don't handle.
My GSXR1000 is faster and handles better than your Hardly Ableson bath on wheels, go home you humpy c*** and shave that beard.
Hardly Ableson by Lee McC May 10, 2007
the nicest and most supportive pup you'll ever meet. she gives you weapons n shit. but what she does the most is that she will kill her own kind, indirectly though.
Abble: "Hi!! Hi!! Hello!!"
You: "ok."
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briefcake 

"Did you check out the briefcake in courtroom C?"
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She brought home alot of stuff and took it to the bathroom. She must be taking a witch bath.
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That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
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person2: ya he was a proper lad
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