chili-dip
v.— «Encourage these guys to chili-dip shots to get on camera.» —“When It Comes to Golf, TV ‘Tells It Like It Ain’t’” by Jim Murray Los Angeles Times July 5, 1967. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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