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],
[
"Dragon Ball",
"w:Dragon Ball"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(fandom slang) Abbreviation of Dragon Ball."
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"slang"
],
"topics": [
"lifestyle"
]
}
],
"word": "DB"
}
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