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burn and return 

Burn and Return, v. to burn and return, burned and returned, burning and returning

1. The act of visiting a public library, checking out a CD or DVD, burning it to your home computer for extended usage, and returning the said media item.
2. The act of borrowing trees, consuming an amount less than or equal to 50% of the total cannabis, and returning the remaining >50% to its original owner.
1. Guy 1: I'm making a run out to the library. You wanna come?
Guy 2: Nigga, I don't read.
Guy 1: No shit, Sherlock. I'm going to burn and return.
Guy 2: Well fuckin' 'a. That changes everything. Lemme grab my sneaks.

2. Stingy bastard to "friend": What the fuck is this shit? You blazed the whole dime! Shit man, this ain't no burn and return. What the fuck am I supposed to do? Smoke the bag?!
burn and return by SHSK April 29, 2008

buy burn and return 

Purchasing software or music or videos from Costco with the intent of burning an illegal copy, then returning the original for credit.
I couldn't afford Premier Pro, so I did a buy burn and return and got it for 50 cents. It's a rip but I don't care. They burn us on the price, so we burn them at the return counter.

Return and Burn 

Like a wake and bake, but its when you come home from work, school, whatever you do during the day, and then light up
Stoner 1: "Hey man, after work you wanna come over to my place for a return and burn?"
Stoner 2: "Hell yeah man"
Return and Burn by Table4_3 November 1, 2016
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Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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