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freeco
 n.— «Now dat ent to say yuh cyant have a big bram concert, but dat bong to mus’ be a one time/grand finale ting even a open air lie dong on de grass all day picnic kinda ting dat could be a freeco, because yuh done make yuh money wid de small sessions.» —“Tantie Talk” Trinidiary (Trinidad & Tobago) Oct. 28, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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