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From the front hallways to the back rooms
Some borrowed words don't get returned
Or, Why Pig Meat is Called 'Pork' and Cow Meat is Called 'Beef'
spurious of a deceitful nature or quality
righteous We provide an assortment of definitions
Kafkaesque 'A nightmarish quality'
mike "microphone"
moron “a very stupid person”
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to conform or adhere
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From 'hive mind' to 'sriracha'
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