HOTBOX

hotbox

(noun) a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hotbox (plural hotboxes)

A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents.

An oven.

(engineering) An overheated shaft bearing.

Verb

hotbox (third-person singular simple present hotboxes, present participle hotboxing, simple past and past participle hotboxed)

To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects.

To put out a cigarette just before entering a vehicle, then expel smoke in the vehicle.

Synonyms

• (smoke in a confined area): clambake, box out

Source: Wiktionary



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