"tortured phrase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tortured phrases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tortured phrase (plural tortured phrases)
  1. Synonym of Rogetism Synonyms: Rogetism [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tortured_phrase-en-noun-auj5lllh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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