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JanSporting

JanSporting noun: the practice of placing a fully stuffed backpack on the shoulders of a drunk person, in an attempt to reduce the chances of their rolling over while sleeping and choking on vomit.

Noun

JanSporting (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The practice of placing a fully stuffed backpack on the shoulders of a drunk person, in an attempt to reduce the chances of their rolling over while sleeping and choking on vomit.

Origin of JanSporting

From JanSport, an American backpack manufacturer (named after its co-founder Jan Lewis).

Questions about JanSporting

What does JanSporting mean?
JanSporting means the practice of placing a fully stuffed backpack on the shoulders of a drunk person, in an attempt to reduce the chances of their rolling over while sleeping and choking on vomit.
What part of speech is JanSporting?
JanSporting is a noun.

Words near JanSporting in the dictionary

  1. jansky
  2. janskys
  3. Jansma
  4. Jansmas
  5. Janson
  6. JanSporting
  7. Janssen
  8. Janssens
  9. Janssenses
  10. jant
  11. janted

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