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"(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten."
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{
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{
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{
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"tags": [
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{
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{
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"(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten."
],
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"tags": [
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{
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{
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{
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"sense": "placeholder word",
"word": "mea"
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{
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"tags": [
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{
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{
"code": "sv",
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"word": "mackapär"
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{
"code": "sv",
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