"slapdash" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈslæpdæʃ/ Audio: en-us-slapdash.ogg [US], en-au-slapdash.ogg [Australia] Forms: more slapdash [comparative], most slapdash [superlative]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless". Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slap|dash}} slap + dash Head templates: {{en-adj}} slapdash (comparative more slapdash, superlative most slapdash)
  1. Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless. Translations (done hastily): прибързан (pribǎrzan) (Bulgarian), barroer [masculine] (Catalan), forhastet (Danish), gehaast (Dutch), fuŝa (Esperanto), hutiloitu (Finnish), juosten kustu (Finnish), bâclé (French), schludrig (German), flüchtig (German), hopplahop (German), blindlings (German), oberflächlich (German), hudelig (German), schlampert (German), schlampig (German), tūpatokore (Maori), kōkau (Maori), mākūare (Maori), hakirara (Maori), hakurara (Maori), forhastet (Norwegian Bokmål), forhasta (Norwegian Nynorsk), byle jaki (Polish), niedbały (Polish), niestaranny (Polish), feito nas coxas (Portuguese), поспе́шный (pospéšnyj) (Russian), небре́жный (nebréžnyj) (Russian), šlampavo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), hafsig (Swedish), slarvig (Swedish), üstünkörü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-slapdash-en-adj-jQQTH1P-

Adverb

IPA: /ˈslæpdæʃ/ Audio: en-us-slapdash.ogg [US], en-au-slapdash.ogg [Australia] Forms: more slapdash [comparative], most slapdash [superlative]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless". Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slap|dash}} slap + dash Head templates: {{en-adv}} slapdash (comparative more slapdash, superlative most slapdash)
  1. In a hasty or careless manner. Synonyms (in a hasty manner): carelessly, haphazardly, hastily Translations (in a hasty or careless manner): прибързано (pribǎrzano) (Bulgarian), небрежно (nebrežno) (Bulgarian), barroerament (Catalan), jasket (Danish), haastig (Dutch), nonchalant (Dutch), hopplahopp (German), schludrig (German), schlampig (German), tūpatokore (Maori), byle jak (Polish), niedbale (Polish), niestarannie (Polish), на́спех (náspex) (Russian), как попа́ло (kak popálo) (Russian), кое-ка́к (koje-kák) (Russian), торопли́во (toroplívo) (Russian), неря́шливо (nerjášlivo) (Russian), на ско́рую ру́ку (na skóruju rúku) (Russian), тяп-ля́п (tjap-ljáp) (Russian), šlampavo (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-slapdash-en-adv--1s66SYQ Disambiguation of 'in a hasty manner': 98 1 1 Disambiguation of 'in a hasty or careless manner': 100 0 0
  2. Directly, right there; slap-bang. Synonyms (directly): directly
    Sense id: en-slapdash-en-adv-WhbaWAwn Disambiguation of 'directly': 2 90 8
  3. With a slap; all at once; slap.
    Sense id: en-slapdash-en-adv-N4K17Yzr

Verb

IPA: /ˈslæpdæʃ/ Audio: en-us-slapdash.ogg [US], en-au-slapdash.ogg [Australia] Forms: slapdashes [present, singular, third-person], slapdashing [participle, present], slapdashed [participle, past], slapdashed [past]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless". Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slap|dash}} slap + dash Head templates: {{en-verb}} slapdash (third-person singular simple present slapdashes, present participle slapdashing, simple past and past participle slapdashed)
  1. (colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-slapdash-en-verb-IfHnxhKu

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
          "word": "juosten kustu"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "done hastily",
          "word": "bâclé"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "done hastily",
          "word": "flüchtig"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "done hastily",
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          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
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          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
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          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "tūpatokore"
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          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
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          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "niedbale"
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          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "náspex",
          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "на́спех"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kak popálo",
          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "как попа́ло"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "koje-kák",
          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "кое-ка́к"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "toroplívo",
          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "торопли́во"
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        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nerjášlivo",
          "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
          "word": "неря́шливо"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
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          "roman": "na skóruju rúku",
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          "word": "на ско́рую ру́ку"
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          "roman": "tjap-ljáp",
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          "word": "тяп-ля́п"
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    },
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: slabbedask",
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        {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "most slapdash",
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1989, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by H. T. Willetts, August 1914, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 114",
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          "ref": "23 September 2014, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "When you're in the front entrance, get a feel for what's going on. Tours are never timed to coincide with breaks but if there are any children milling about, see what they're up to. If they're on a dutiful errand, for example delivering registers, the school probably encourages a responsible attitude. If they're play-fighting in the corridor without consequence, it tells a less impressive story and could mean a slapdash approach to discipline.",
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          "ref": "2023-05-02, Josh Taylor, Alex Hern, “‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns over dangers of misinformation”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
          "text": "Valérie Pisano, the chief executive of Mila – the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute – said the slapdash approach to safety in AI systems would not be tolerated in any other field.",
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        "Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless."
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          "careless",
          "careless"
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      "rhymes": "-æʃ"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pribǎrzan",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "прибързан"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "barroer"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "forhastet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "gehaast"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "fuŝa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hutiloitu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "juosten kustu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "bâclé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "schludrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "flüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hopplahop"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "blindlings"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hudelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "schlampert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "schlampig"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "tūpatokore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "kōkau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "mākūare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hakirara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hakurara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hakurara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "forhastet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "forhasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "byle jaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "niedbały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "niestaranny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "feito nas coxas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pospéšnyj",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "поспе́шный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nebréžnyj",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "небре́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "šlampavo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "hafsig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "slarvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "done hastily",
      "word": "üstünkörü"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "In a hasty or careless manner."
      ],
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          "hasty"
        ],
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          "careless"
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        {
          "text": "Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Directly, right there; slap-bang."
      ],
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          "Directly",
          "directly"
        ],
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          "slap-bang",
          "slap-bang"
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "With a slap; all at once; slap."
      ]
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      ],
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      "sense": "in a hasty manner",
      "word": "carelessly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in a hasty manner",
      "word": "haphazardly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "in a hasty manner",
      "word": "hastily"
    },
    {
      "sense": "directly",
      "word": "directly"
    }
  ],
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pribǎrzano",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "прибързано"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nebrežno",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "небрежно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "barroerament"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "jasket"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "haastig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "nonchalant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "hopplahopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "schludrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "schlampig"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "tūpatokore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "byle jak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "niedbale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "niestarannie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "náspex",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "на́спех"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kak popálo",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "как попа́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "koje-kák",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "кое-ка́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "toroplívo",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "торопли́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerjášlivo",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "неря́шливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na skóruju rúku",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "на ско́рую ру́ку"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tjap-ljáp",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "тяп-ля́п"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a hasty or careless manner",
      "word": "šlampavo"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "slapdashes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "slapdashing",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English colloquialisms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to slapdash a wall",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast."
      ],
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          "roughcast"
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        "(colloquial) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast."
      ],
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        "colloquial"
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      "ipa": "/ˈslæpdæʃ/"
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    {
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    },
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        "US"
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slapdash"
}

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