dinosaur juice
Any liquid derived from fossil fuels, commonly used in vehicles as fuel or lubricantAny liquid (gasoline, diesel, mineral oil etc.) derived from fossil fuels (especially petroleum), commonly used in vehicles as fuel or lubricant.
» Algeria has lots of dinosaur juice.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, slang, uncountable)Any liquid (gasoline, diesel, mineral oil etc.) derived from fossil fuels (especially petroleum), commonly used in vehicles as fuel or lubricant.
Examples
3 sentencesAlgeria has lots of dinosaur juice.
Algeria still has lots of dinosaur juice.
Algeria is one of those countries that depend so much on dinosaur juice.
Origin
From a humorous association of the term fossil fuel with dinosaurs. This is technically inFrom a humorous association of the term fossil fuel with dinosaurs. This is technically incorrect, since petroleum is derived primarily from fossilized zooplankton and algae.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable