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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "female of loose morals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "reipseach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "female of loose morals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "slapag"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female of loose morals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zorra"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female of loose morals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ramera"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female of loose morals",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "puta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "female of loose morals",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "slampa"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"slapper detonator"
],
"word": "slapper"
}
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