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],
[
"skeet",
"skeet#Etymology_4"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Internet slang) To create a skeet."
],
"tags": [
"Internet"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/skiːt/"
},
{
"audio": "En-au-skeet.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/En-au-skeet.ogg/En-au-skeet.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/En-au-skeet.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːt"
}
],
"word": "skeet"
}
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