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chili-dip
 v.— «Looney double-bogeyed the 390 yard, par-four finishing hole when she “chili-dipped” a chip shot and three-putted after hitting two fine shots to be close to the final green.» —“Hollenbeck, Looney Lead” by Ben Gieser Washington Post May 11, 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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