shlammer
n.— «Shlammer, Mr. Froot says, is a Yiddish word that means thug.» —“Roughing Up 2nd Bananas on Vaudeville’s Shady Side” by Jack Anderson New York Times Apr. 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
shlammer
n.— «Shlammer, Mr. Froot says, is a Yiddish word that means thug.» —“Roughing Up 2nd Bananas on Vaudeville’s Shady Side” by Jack Anderson New York Times Apr. 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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