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},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.",
"word": "ostia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.",
"word": "perbacco"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.",
"word": "urca"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "caraças"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.",
"word": "caramba"
}
],
"word": "blimey"
}
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