The dark, sticky substance produced by the mixture of saliva and chewing tobacco. Normally expelled from the mouth into cups, bottles, spitoons, bar floors, and the mouths of hookers. Sometimes swallowed by the creator as last resort.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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