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"etymology_text": "Supposedly in reference to the number of stitches (150) it takes to close such a wound.",
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"A long slash wound across the face, especially one inflicted by using a razor blade, sometimes especially a Glasgow smile."
],
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"qualifier": "gang slang",
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"(US, prison slang, gang slang) A long slash wound across the face, especially one inflicted by using a razor blade, sometimes especially a Glasgow smile."
],
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"word": "keep it a buck fifty"
}
],
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"word": "buck-fifty"
},
{
"word": "buck 50"
}
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"word": "buck fifty"
}
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"A long slash wound across the face, especially one inflicted by using a razor blade, sometimes especially a Glasgow smile."
],
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"prison",
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"face",
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],
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],
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"(US, prison slang, gang slang) A long slash wound across the face, especially one inflicted by using a razor blade, sometimes especially a Glasgow smile."
],
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"synonyms": [
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{
"word": "buck 50"
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}
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