Entry: hyperemic (n.)
In context: "Ennet House alumnus and volunteer counselor Calvin Thrust is quietly rumored to have on the shaft of his formerly professional porn-cartridge-performer's Unit a tattoo that displays the magiscule initials CT when the Unit is flaccid and the full name CALVIN THRUST when hyperemic."
Definition: An excessive accumulation of blood in a particular part, arising either from increased flow through the arteries ( active hyperaemia or arterial hyperaemia) or from obstruction in a vein ( passive hyperaemia or venous hyperaemia); congestion.
Other:Lucky fellow.
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Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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