bang bang
n.— «Yu has been working as a porter, called “Bang Bang” in the local dialect, for over a decade in the mountain city of Chongqing. “Bang Bang,” a somewhat discriminatory term, actually refers to the pole that a porter uses to carry things for citizens.» —“Nation says “no” to bias against migrant workers” in Beijing Xinhua Sept. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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