See fudge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "To try to avoid giving a direct answer",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "To try to avoid giving a direct answer",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "To try to avoid giving a direct answer",
"word": "tourner autour du pot"
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"word": "אַרויסדרייען זיך פֿון"
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"sense": "euphemism for \"fuck!\"",
"word": "fonoll"
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "euphemism for \"fuck!\"",
"word": "Mist!"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "euphemism for \"fuck!\"",
"word": "fosca-se!"
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"sense": "euphemism for \"fuck!\"",
"word": "блин! - euphemism for \"блядь!\""
},
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"sense": "euphemism for \"fuck!\"",
"word": "песе́ц! - euphemism for \"пиздец!\""
},
{
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"sense": "euphemism for \"fuck!\"",
"word": "rayos"
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