"window licker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-window licker.ogg Forms: window lickers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} window licker (plural window lickers)
  1. (British, slang, offensive) A mentally handicapped person. Tags: British, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-window_licker-en-noun-ZgUaI-bc Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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