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{
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"ref": "1945, C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce",
"text": "\"Hit him a biff,\" said the Big Man.",
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"A wipeout."
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"Euphemistic form of bitch."
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"To punch or hit."
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"To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall."
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"ref": "1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Capital Territory, page 10, column 2",
"text": "Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.",
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"ref": "2011, “Michto”, performed by Seth Gueko",
"roman": "Making moola's cool / But moola attracts gold diggers",
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