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Recent Examples of mack daddyThe mack daddy of Mac compatibility USB-C Does the MacTigr work with Windows?—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2022 But there is evil afoot in Jellicleville: The scheming mack daddy known as Macavity (an outrageously seductive Idris Elba) is trying to sabotage the event by cat-napping Jellicles and transporting them to a barge on the Thames.—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
Boyega plays an average dude who gets shot one night in his neighborhood but wakes up the next day, somewhat startling the pimp (Foxx) and prostitute (Parris) who saw him get gunned down.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
This term was derived from bawd, which referred to someone who encouraged immoral or promiscuous behavior, particularly a procuress or pimp.
Seven officers and 172 cadets who were aboard the Cuauhtemoc arrived early Monday at the port of Veracruz, where Mexico’s naval school is, the Mexican navy said in a post on X. Two cadets remained in New York getting medical treatment.
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Susan Haigh,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
Sadly, the cadets fell to their deaths, landing on the ship deck.
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Greg Wehner , Alexis McAdams,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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