"rankout" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rankouts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rankout (plural rankouts)
  1. (slang) Synonym of snap (“an insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens”) Tags: slang Synonyms: snap [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-rankout-en-noun-P7Hr9L8r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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