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LIPNOP

Life In Prison, NO Parole; a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, as for murder.
There is a growing movement in many states to replace the death penalty with LIPNOP, which stands for "life in prison, no parole."
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
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nosra

When investigators entered the building after the fire had been put out they found several cryptic messages spray-painted on the walls, including "NOSRA" - "arson" spelled backwards.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
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LCN

La Cosa Nostra; the Mafia (originally coined by federal law enforcement officials after U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell directed them to stop using the word "Mafia" in official correspondences, in 1970)
He was photographed coming out of a bar in Queens known to be frequented by LCN members and associates.
by Anthony Brancato June 5, 2004
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Snaggle tooth

A gold or silver charm in the shape of a small horn, worn on a chain, popular among young-adult males, especially those of Italian ethnicity.
There is no doubt that few if any of the young men who wear the ubiquitous "snaggle tooth" pendant are aware of the charm's true origins: In medieval Italy, it was a sign of shame worn by a man whose wife had left him for another - a cuckold.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
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Gentrefaction

Gentrification; i.e., the displacement of lower-class residents of a neighborhood (esp. one located in or near the center of a large city) by upper-class residents (a back-formation of "putrefaction;" used contemptuously by the phenomenon's detractors)
Some long-time residents of San Francisco's Mission District have taken to vandalizing the cars of "yuppies" to protest the ongoing "gentrefaction" of their neighborhood.
by Anthony Brancato February 19, 2005
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Art Deco

The predominant style of architecture, interior design etc. in North America and most of Europe during the 1930s.
The streamlined, geometric design motifs of Art Deco (from 1925) prevailed throughout the 1930s.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
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half-man

A drug dealer, esp. a small-time, street-level drug dealer.
"Sniff a few lines with your buddy Noriega/Then bust the half-man in the bodega" (Big Lou, "Justice Not Found")
by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003
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