BOGO
n.— Note: Also abbreviated as “BOGOF.” «I was proud that she had grasped the dangers of Buy-One/Get-One (BOGO) free purchases.» —“BOGO Trap: Buy Eight, Get One Free? I Don’t Think So” by Sharon Harvey Rosenberg The Frugal Duchess Oct. 23, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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