ABSTRACT

L noun 1 LSD UK, 1969. 2 marijuana. Rap and hip-hop slang. US, 1993. 3 elevation. A surfer "gets L" when his surfboard soars high into the air on an aerial move. US, 1991. 4 a life sentence to prison US, 2002. ► take an L to lose a game. From the designation in newspapers of "wins and losses" as "W's and L's". US, 1999