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Alien – (n) an expression of agreement(a corruption of amen; derived from the Ang Dating Doon segment of Bubble Gang)Big Guy – (n) God. Synonyms: The Boss, Pareng JC, the InfiniteChecked attendance – (n) a state where all TOSStados are present in a gathering.(from Ray – “Kulang na lang class cards.”)D-X – (n) a rapid motion of hands crossed across the wrists, from chest level down to the crotch,

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Badmobile – Buddy’s Ford Laser(from Benny – “Holy kamote, Batman! We’re out of gas!”)BM – (n) Allen’s rusty BMX bicycle.(from Allen – “ ‘Lang kuwenta yang two-seater, sunroof BMW na yan; ang BM ko, single-seater, no roof! Heh-heh.)Ferrari – Izzy’s Mazda 323 Astina(from Rod – “Kulay na lang, kay Schumi na… yun nga lang, yung driver, siomai.”)Endless – (n) Endless’ Mugen-set up Civic VTI(from Rod,

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Black Flag – (n) rejection(from Rod; detailed in Black Flag)Cardiactomy – (n) the state of being consciously/unconsciously refusing to be attracted to any member of the opposite gender.(from Eric; detailed in Wordsmith's Words)Coffee and conversation – (n) meaningful conversation, appropriately enjoyed with coffee.Coffee moment – (n) meaningful conversation dwelling on personal matters, often

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BCF – (n) abbreviation of Baguio Colleges Foundation; now known as the University of the Cordilleras.Balkonahe – (n) The steps of the Museo Iloko facing the sea, San Fernando, La Union.(from James – “Each sunset I get to see when I visit, the place beside me is always empty.”)Biscotti – (n) contraction of Biscotti en Cocolat; (n) a spoiled rich kid; (n) “them”; (n) a generic term for any place

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Clean living – (n) a temporary, semipermanent, or permanent state of nonsmoking.Smokie – (n) generic term for cigarette, usually in reference to Winston Reds, P1 per stick, Marlboro Lights, P1.25 per stick, or Marlboro Reds, P1.25 per stick (c. 1996). Synonyms – cancer stick, cancerY-break – (n) a state when everyone in the tambayan is broke and all that is left is half a pack of cigarettes for

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Beer – (n) basic engineering educational requirement(from Emon – “Drinking is part of basic college education. Masterals is when you learn to drink while listening to pretentious bullshit.”)Blue Ice – (n) official beer of the Coffee Club, P15 (c. 1996).(from Kaye – “Para di naman OP kaming mga babae, pag kasama namin kayo.”)Colt – (n) Colt 45; official drink of tambayan frustration, P12 (c. 1996)

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Coffee – (n) the fuel of civilization as we know it.(from Laren – “If coffee didn’t exist, governments would fall, economies would collapse, civilization would end. Without coffee, people would spend half the morning trying to wake up, the rest of the day trying to stay awake, and any good decisions go flying out the window.”)Black – (n) tambayan coffee; hot water in a styrofoam cup, one packet

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B2 – (n) Benny; (v) to pick a person up and toss him over the shoulder without any effort.Blackbird – (n) Rod; (n) a person possessing the habit of moving fast, whatever his stature or build.Bunso – (n) Chase; (n) a person treated as the baby sister of a group.Eurofighter – (n) Laren; (n) a person with a potential/current significant other not of the Philippines.I-cubed – (n) Ray; (n) a person

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Coffee Club – (n) a group of young men and women of generally lower middle- to low-income families, usually found between 3 PM and 10 PM, having coffee and conversation at the corner table of TOSS, Nevada Square, Baguio City (c. 1996); (n) an association of like-minded young men and women bound together by friendship and an addiction to coffee; (n) THE Coffee Club; (n) “us”.Kadara – (n) a

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Sometime after AJ first visited the tambayan and had her initial initiation into the TOSStado subculture, the Coffee Club decided to make a record of their idiomatic expressions. This dictionary is arranged by common terms as used by the TOSStados, with anecdotal addenda.    

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For the Los TOSStados… and those who want to speak with them.    

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The stories that follow are works of fiction. Any references to historical events; to real people, living or dead; or to real locales are intended to give the stories a sense of authenticity. Characters and their names, and the incidents where they appear are the product of the author's imagination, and their resemblance, if any, to real-life counterparts is entirely coincidental.Yeah,

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