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JACK-HANDED (verb)

   Old & Current.


To get cheated or tricked. Origins, while murky, may refer to the entity known as JACK THE HAND.

   Example: The mechanic said he fixed my transmission, but the next day it broke down. He jack-handed me.


Other terms: hoodwinked, duped, shook hands with a monkey's paw.

FOUR-OH-FOUR (verb)

   Current.


Shutting down mentally. Refers to the HTTP error message "404 Not Found."

   Example: After a year of being stalked by the Skinny Bastard, he four-oh-foured and gave up.


Other terms: blue screening, waiting for the end of the world, going to Brazil.