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"ref": "1918, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Foe-Farrell, ch. 12",
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"ref": "2006 November 29, Sheila Marikar, “Britney Keeps Flashing, Cameras Keep Clicking”, in ABC News",
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"The private parts between the legs; the groin or buttocks."
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"type": "quotation"
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