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"ref": "2000 November 27, Christopher John Farley, “Irish Spring”, in Time, →ISSN",
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"(US, colloquial, music) Light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance",
"word": "korvakarkki"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance",
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"sense": "light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance",
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