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"pos": "adv",
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"word": "pretty damned/darn quick"
}
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"Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible."
],
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"(colloquial) Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible."
],
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"word": "toot sweet"
}
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"(colloquial) Initialism of pretty damned/darn quick: very quickly, as quickly as possible."
],
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"word": "toot sweet"
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