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291 lines
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{
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"Bofors gun":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a double-barreled automatic antiaircraft gun":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bofors , munition works in Sweden":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccf\u022frz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170603",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"boff":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a gag or line that produces a hearty laugh":[],
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": a hearty laugh":[],
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": something that is conspicuously successful : hit":[],
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": to have sexual intercourse with":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"an old joke dating from the days of vaudeville that's still good for a boff",
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"the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Serena and Nate boff at a wedding reception on Gossip Girl Two high-school students bump uglies on the bar of Michael Jordan's Steakhouse with a reception happening about two feet away. \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 25 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from boff blow, punch, perhaps imitative":"Verb",
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"perhaps from b ox off ice":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"belly laugh",
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"boffola",
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"cachinnation",
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"cackle",
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"chortle",
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"chuckle",
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"giggle",
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"guffaw",
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"hee-haw",
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"horselaugh",
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"laugh",
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"laughter",
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"snicker",
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"snigger",
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"titter",
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"twitter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032344",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"boffin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Our boffins finally broke the enemy's code!",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And boffins are constantly improving what bogus burgers taste like. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Oct. 2019",
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"So China\u2019s boffins are, like many others, surprised by how things have gone. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
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"Whereas in many other countries legal boffins do the drafting, in Indonesia the job can fall to politicians, many of whom are inexperienced. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018",
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"According to the boffins , the different results stem partly from a tweak to its methodology to avoid double-counting across Chinese regions. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 July 2018",
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"But the boffins at headquarters in Los Gatos help set the budgets. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2018",
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"But the boffins in Stuttgart have been tinkering with their PHEV tech, adding more kWh, horsepower, torque, and generally refining all the software and control electronics that make everything work. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2018",
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"The Lucasfilm Story Group's boffins are tying together the franchise's two main trilogies, doubling down on what many thought to be beyond salvaging. \u2014 Brendan Nystedt, WIRED , 29 May 2018",
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"Allen is the latest British boffin to argue for the Traversette. \u2014 Smithsonian , 29 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-f\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182159",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"boffo":{
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"antonyms":[
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"execrable",
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"lousy",
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"pathetic",
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"poor",
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"rotten",
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"terrible",
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"vile",
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"wretched"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extremely successful : sensational":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins\u2019 dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"November 2 was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 21 May 2021",
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"Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday\u2019s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers. \u2014 Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
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"Zoom flexed its muscles last week with a boffo earnings report. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 8 June 2020",
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"Salons: Many Northeast Ohio hair salons and barber shops have done boffo business in the first few days after Gov. Mike DeWine reopened them. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2020",
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"Yet when Iowans caucus in three weeks, her boffo performance Tuesday probably didn\u2019t win her too many die-hard supporters. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-(\u02cc)f\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"A-OK",
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"A1",
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"awesome",
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"bang-up",
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"banner",
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"beautiful",
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"blue-chip",
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"blue-ribbon",
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"bonny",
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"bonnie",
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"boss",
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"brag",
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"brave",
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"bully",
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"bumper",
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"capital",
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"choice",
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"classic",
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"cool",
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"corking",
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"crackerjack",
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"cracking",
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"dandy",
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"divine",
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"dope",
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"down",
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"dynamite",
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"excellent",
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"fab",
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"fabulous",
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"famous",
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"fantabulous",
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"fantastic",
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"fine",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"first-string",
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"five-star",
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"four-star",
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"frontline",
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"gangbusters",
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"gangbuster",
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"gilt-edged",
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"gilt-edge",
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"gone",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"groovy",
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"heavenly",
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"high-class",
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"hot",
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"hype",
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"immense",
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"jim-dandy",
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"keen",
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"lovely",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"mean",
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"neat",
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"nifty",
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"noble",
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"number one",
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"No. 1",
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"numero uno",
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"out-of-sight",
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"par excellence",
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"peachy",
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"peachy keen",
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"phat",
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"prime",
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"primo",
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"prize",
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"prizewinning",
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"quality",
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"radical",
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"righteous",
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"sensational",
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"slick",
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"splendid",
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"stellar",
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"sterling",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"supernal",
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"swell",
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"terrific",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"top-notch",
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"top-of-the-line",
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"top-shelf",
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"topflight",
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"topping",
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"unsurpassed",
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"wizard",
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"wonderful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085624",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"boffola":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": boff":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the audience could be heard chuckling throughout the play, but there were few theater-filling boffolas",
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"if that was the wannabe comic's best boffola , he'd be well-advised not to quit his day job"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"irregular from boff":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u00e4-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"belly laugh",
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"boff",
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"boffo",
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"cachinnation",
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"cackle",
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"chortle",
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"chuckle",
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"giggle",
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"guffaw",
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"hee-haw",
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"horselaugh",
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"laugh",
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"laughter",
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"snicker",
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"snigger",
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"titter",
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"twitter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101401",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |