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no bang
 n.— «Quebec’s widespread video lottery terminal machines, invariably located in bars where they do not serve “no-bang” beer and where people smoke, have proved to be a challenge and a learning experience unprecedented in my life.» —“My addictions and the VLT” by Lewis J. Poteet Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Jan. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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