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junque
 n.— «“Rummage” is a highly discretionary adjective that overlaps with the category of “junque,” itself an emic descriptor connoting a distinction achieved through disrepair or neglect.» —“A Sociocultural Analysis Of A Midwestern American Flea Market” by John F. Sherry Jr. Journal of Consumer Research June, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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