See warg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"slang",
"slang"
],
[
"switch",
"switch"
],
[
"player character",
"player character"
],
[
"game",
"game"
]
],
"qualifier": "Crusader Kings fandom slang",
"raw_glosses": [
"(Crusader Kings fandom slang) To switch to another player character during a game."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɑːɡ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɔːɡ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwoɹɡ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑːɡ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːɡ"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"A Song of Ice and Fire",
"George R. R. Martin",
"J. R. R. Tolkien"
],
"word": "warg"
}
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