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13th steppers

13th steppers is the plural of 13th stepper.

Meaning of 13th stepper

Noun

13th stepper (plural 13th steppers)

  1. (slang) A more experienced member of a 12 step recovery program who targets newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.
    • One of Boston AA’s stronger suggestions is that newcomers avoid all romantic relationships for at least a year. So somebody with some sober time predating and trying to seduce a newcomer is almost tantamount to rape, is the Boston consensus. Not that it isn’t done. But the ones that do it never...1996, Wallace, David Foster, Infinite Jest

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What is 13th steppers the plural of?
13th steppers is the plural of 13th stepper.

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