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Buttplug: Colloquialism for USB Flash Drive. "Buttplug" is more fun, easier to say, and pleasantly irreverent compared to terms like "thumb drive", "flash drive", "jump drive", or "USB drive". It's shape, colours, optional tassels, and method of use is casually reminiscent of the term's literal namesake. This new application of the term "buttplug" was coined by the members of an environmental non-profit on Haida Gwaii, Canada and its use has spread among professionals on island, and has also taken root in the University of Victoria, Canada geography labs, presumably through a professional contact. Its use locally is so widespread as to warrant nary a raised eyebrow, except with new-comers.
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