pilgarlics

noun

plural of pilgarlic
as in sitting ducks

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  1. sitting ducks
  2. victims
  3. prey
  4. targets
  5. butts
Noun
  • In Ukraine, tanks—the backbone of 20th-century armies—have become sitting ducks for drones.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • As labor complications ensue, a blizzard rages outside trapping the family in their home – sitting ducks for whatever sinister presence might be in there with them.
    — William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of sitting ducks
Noun
  • Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Like his Borat character, Cohen interviews people on the street as Ali G and often gets himself into hilarious and cringe-worthy situations with unknowing victims.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of victims
Noun
  • But could these large marine mammals also play with their prey just for fun?
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Orcas are known to play with their food—passing dying prey around to one another, for example, like a macabre game of hot potato.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of prey
Noun
  • Recruits, which are what attendees are called, are brought through different sets from the show and are given missions, such as shooting an airsoft gun at targets and searching a sheriff’s office for clues.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • Record-breaking viewership and attendance have led to historic revenue targets.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of targets
Noun
  • Sacramento County is taking on some of the world’s largest tobacco companies — not over smoking, but over the billions of cigarette butts discarded every year and who should pay to clean them up.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Cigarette butts littered the ground; a motorcycle stuttered past, too loud.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of butts
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