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reverse English
noun
Definition of reverse English
1 or reverse side : English imparted to a cue ball causing it to rebound at a more obtuse angle and at a slower speed — compare running english
2 : something that is an apparent contradiction or inverted application putting reverse English on one's words — Richard Wilbur
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