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The 3 plagues of social work 

Homeless, drugs and mental illness, the 3 major challenges of social work in North America.
The 3 plagues of social work are known by their acronym HDMI.

avoid like the plague 

A phrased used when some one or thing is to be avoided at all cost.
ShOcKwAvE avoid him like the plague.
avoid like the plague by Hans December 28, 2004

the plague

in a historical context, the plague often refers to the bubonic plague or "black death", also known as pestilence, which wiped out large portions of the population of Europe and Asia during the 14th and 15th centuries

in a modern vernacular context, the plague refers to someone being out with illness, most often a chest cold or flu, usually exaggerating the extent of one's illness while demonstrating their incapacity
Sara can't come in today, she's out with the plague
Okay then send her my condolences and tell her to get better soon!

The Bubonic plague, otherwise simply called the "plague", killed millions of people in medieval Europe
the plague by UM North Quad March 30, 2013

avoid like the plague 

If you see her avoid her like the plague. (example of avoid like the plague)

The Plague

A sickly and unidentifiable disease brought on by chronic marijuana use. Often augmented by nasty ass Whitman "beeshe(s)" and regularly going twenty deep.
"Hey man you wanna hit this "spleef?" Naw dude im on hiatus I have the plague. I just coughed up blood and urinated green today.
The Plague by BatmanB June 10, 2007

What the plague?!

An exclamation of surprise or confusion.

Made popular by the play "The School For Scandal".
Hey-- what the plague?!
What the plague?! by Thureris April 17, 2005
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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