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junque

junque
 n.— «Do You Need Money? Bring Your Antique “Junque” To Honest John; Barnum Swap Shop.» —in classifieds Bridgeport Sunday Post (Connecticut) July 17, 1955. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

whiskey

whiskey
 n.— «The platoons of Weapons Company are often referred to as “whiskey.”» —“Sgt. Donal Wyckoff” The Day (New London, Connecticut) July 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

reverse half-a-loaf

reverse half-a-loaf  n.— «The way to accomplish this same goal under the “new” rules is a technique called “reverse half-a-loaf” planning. In this case, a potential Medicaid applicant would give away all of his or her assets to a loved...

Cards

Cards  n.— «If that doesn’t control their pain, we (perhaps uncharitably) say they “failed two rounds.” When admitting such a “sickler,” we have to decide whether to send them to “Gens,” the general...

Honk

Honk  n.— «If that doesn’t control their pain, we (perhaps uncharitably) say they “failed two rounds.” When admitting such a “sickler,” we have to decide whether to send them to “Gens,” the general...

sickler

sickler  n.— «If that doesn’t control their pain, we (perhaps uncharitably) say they “failed two rounds.” When admitting such a “sickler,” we have to decide whether to send them to “Gens,” the general...