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},
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}
],
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"text": "Ouch! You dropped that box on my feet, you lumbering oaf!",
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"An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child."
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"(obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child."
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"_dis1": "0 100",
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}
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},
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"ipa": "/oʊf/",
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},
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"sense": "imbecile",
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"sense": "imbecile",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "mamlasz"
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"word": "ökör"
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{
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"sense": "imbecile",
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{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "barom"
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "tökfej"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "dúramán"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "imbecile",
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],
"word": "gamal"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecille"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gurdus"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "rorewaru"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prostak"
},
{
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "niezdara m daun m klaun"
},
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "imbecil"
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"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "idiota"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bolván",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "болва́н"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "imbecile",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "dummerjöns"
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"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "imbecile",
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"sense": "imbecile",
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}
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"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms derived from Old Norse",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English undefined derivations",
"Rhymes:English/əʊf",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"sense": "elf's child",
"word": "auf"
},
{
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{
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hňup"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "blb"
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"sense": "imbecile",
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},
{
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "idiotulo"
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{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "mamlasz"
},
{
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "fajankó"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "ökör"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "balfék"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "barom"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "tökfej"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "dúramán"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"word": "gamal"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "imbecille"
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{
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"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "gurdus"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "rorewaru"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"word": "prostak"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
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"word": "imbecyl"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "niezdara m daun m klaun"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "imbecile",
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "imbecil"
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{
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "imbecile",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "imbécil"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "imbecile",
"word": "dummerjöns"
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{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "imbecile",
"tags": [
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"word": "drelyn"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "imbecile",
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"word": "lleban"
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],
"word": "oaf"
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