gronk
n.— «In a letter Armytage later wrote to the then Minister for Juvenile Justice, Faye Lo Po,” he listed examples of the racial abuse the youths alleged they had been subjected to. “You black c—, you got no ticker.” “Come on, you black gronk, hit me.” And “Shut up, you black mutt.”» —“Giving It The Hard Cell” by Adele Horin Sydney Morning Herald Apr. 21, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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