"backstabbee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backstabbees [plural]
Etymology: From backstab + -ee. Etymology templates: {{af|en|backstab|-ee}} backstab + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} backstabbee (plural backstabbees)
  1. One who has been backstabbed. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-backstabbee-en-noun-Welx3iA3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992 January 17, Zed, “Re: Table talk rules”, in rec.games.board.ce (Usenet)",
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