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 n.— «His exposed upper body showed a muscular man in his mid-twenties, well painted. For the un-hip, paint is a slang word for tattoos.» —“Week Seven—Iba Sina Hospital (Rated M for Mature)” by Frank Myers One Soldier’s Journal (Baghdad, Iraq) Aug. 29, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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