"screw-you" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screw-yous [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} screw-you (plural screw-yous)
  1. Alternative form of screw you Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: screw you
    Sense id: en-screw-you-en-noun-9wO52VTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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