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skid
 n.— «Jesse is 16 and a street kid, or “skid” in the unofficial parlance of social work.» —“Street illegal” by Jim Bartley Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) Nov. 18, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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