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The BosWash megalopolis is the name for a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston to Washington and linked by economics, transport, and communications. The high-speed Amtrak train, the Acela, runs the length of the BosWash area.

BosWash contains a reported population of 44 million, or 16% of the population of the United States, and four of the world's fifty largest metropolitan areas — Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington.

The geographic trend was first identified in the 1961 book Megalopolis: The Urbanized Northeastern Seaboard of the United States by French geographer Jean Gottman.
What makes you think of fast-paced life, cultural diversity, great schools, lots of traffic, four seasons, city-life, suburbia, and beaches galore all within close proximity of each other?

BosWash
BosWash by Blaxican DC December 3, 2009
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The general term for any group of Eastern Europeans who will wash your car in a Tesco's car park for a fiver.
"Wow, my car's dirty. I can't be arsed to clean it myself, I'll go and get a boswash"
boswash by Michael A A February 7, 2008

bollywasher

A large-sized marble (toy), typically 20mm or more. In Liverpool, a corruption of 'bottle washer'; the combination of spherical glass stopper and rubber washer used to seal a Codd Bottle which was designed specifically for carbonated drinks. Children smashed the bottles to retrieve the marbles.
Ay soft-lad! You can't play a cats-eye with a ordinary marble - you have to play another cats-eye or a bollywasher.
bollywasher by Heurrgh July 11, 2018
The crowded region of the Eastern seabord of the U.S steretching from Boston, MA to the Washington DC Metro area. It has about 30 million people or so and is known for its traffic, high cost of living, enormous diversity, bad weather and downright bad attitude and rudeness by most of its people.
I would NEVER live in the Boswash region: the people suck and so does the traffic and weather.
Boswash by krock1dk@yahoo.com January 9, 2008

Bottywash 

A warm, soapy, bottom washing ritual
where the wash-ee feels they are benefitting, when in fact the wash-er has deceived them with their cunning and then forced their will upon them
I wasn’t go to stay late at work but I got a Bottywash from the bosses

I only went for the free holiday but I got a Bottywash and now I own part of a timeshare
Bottywash by Danger Hugo November 21, 2023
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countrypolitan 

Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
countrypolitan by MOChick November 7, 2006
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Witch Bath 

A bath consisting of a variety of slats, oils, soaps or any other added ingredients such as fruits, milks, herbs or any other spices for health or beautifying benifits.
She brought home alot of stuff and took it to the bathroom. She must be taking a witch bath.
Witch Bath by carnieboy30 October 26, 2020
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

Smut Fanfiction
That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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