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"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
]
],
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"(slang, derogatory) To hold similar political beliefs or behave in a similar manner to John F. Kennedy."
],
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"slang"
]
}
],
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/En-au-JFK.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
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"JFK (disambiguation)"
],
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}
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