geedunk
n.— «We had about four barber chairs, a clothing store, a “Geedunk,” that’s an ice-cream store, our own laundry and water system.» —“Memories Kindled by Ship’s Rebirth” in Iowa Omaha World-Herald (Neb.) Feb. 15, 1984. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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