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{
"etymology_text": "From evil and twin.",
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"text": "As a ploy to discredit the reformist politician, the opposing party had hired a lookalike to act as his evil twin and be seen in a variety of compromising situations.",
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},
{
"ref": "2003, Peter Halstead, Sea Sun:",
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"ref": "2004, Bob Sullivan, Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic:",
"text": "...[he]..lived his life under [another man's name], becoming his evil twin: Staas bought and sold homes, opened bank accounts, obtained credit, married twice, and was arrested at least three times.",
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"(idiomatic) A duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner."
],
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},
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"_dis1": "88 12",
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"_dis1": "90 10",
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"roman": "xié'è fēnshēn",
"sense": "duplicate or counterpart",
"word": "邪恶分身"
},
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"sense": "duplicate or counterpart",
"word": "gonosz ikertestvér"
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"A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing."
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"(networking) A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing."
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"etymology_text": "From evil and twin.",
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"word": "alter ego"
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{
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"word": "changeling"
},
{
"sense": "duplicate of contrary or nefarious intent",
"word": "doppelganger"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "duplicate or counterpart",
"word": "邪恶分身"
},
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"sense": "duplicate or counterpart",
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"word": "double maléfique"
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}
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