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canstruction

canstruction
 n.— «At a canstruction site, canstruction accidents can happen. Yes, canstruction. It involves constructing sculpturelike installations with unopened cans of food in an annual charity competition open to teams from architectural and engineering firms.» —“Starving Artists, Grab a Can Opener” by James Barron New York Times Nov. 13, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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