"upper decker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upper deckers [plural]
Etymology: upper + deck + -er Etymology templates: {{af|en|upper|deck|-er}} upper + deck + -er Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} upper decker (plural upper deckers)
  1. (slang) The prank of defecating in the cistern of a toilet, so that flushing the toilet brings in dirty water instead of clean. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-upper_decker-en-noun-5WGTSuTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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