west coast turnaround

Trucker slang for stimulants (amphetamines or extra-strong caffeine pills), used to keep the driver awake and alert. Often used when driving late at night, or on a second shift when the driver should be pulled over and sleeping in a motel or rest stop.

My second driver is a west coast turnaround, and he's gonna drive us all the way back home.

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foot-in-mouth disease

An affliction that often occurs to people who chronically don't think carefully enough about what they are saying in a conversation. Saying something thoughtless that might hurt another's feelings is something we all do occasionally, but if it happens more than once or twice per month, you might have foot-in-mouth disease.

When Bill dissed his sister's new boyfriend to his buddy Richard, he didn't bother to look around and make sure she was out of earshot. Richard said, "Damn, Bill, she's in the kitchen only a few feet away! D'ya got foot-in-mouth disease or somethin'? "

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