twagger
n.— «The new get-tough attitude is the latest attempt to show “twaggers”—a Hull colloquialism for those who skip school—they will not be allowed to truant.» —“Council’s get-tough pledge on truancy” by Dave Mark Yorkshire Post (Leeds, England) Sept. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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