BOI
n.— «Griffin tabbed Grady an “outsider” and said his own roots in the community, as a BOI who grew up in Galveston and Santa Fe, meant he knew the sensibilities of the community.…Grady said that while he was not a BOI, he was a longtime isle resident who would remain until he became “what I call a DOI.”» —“Two seek to challenge judge” by Scott E. Williams Daily News (Galveston, Texas) Feb. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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