difong kong
n.— «First National Bank Botswana has now decided to fund the buying of second hand cars from Japan and Singapore. A few months ago, it was taboo to expect any bank to even listen to a request for finance to buy these cars—commonly referred to as difong kong.» —“FNB Caves in On Second-Hand Imports” TMCNet Apr. 21, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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