hadji
n.— «Learn to type correctly Hadji—we will conduct the war on OUR terms not yours. You are obviously one of the terrorists.» —“Re: Amercans, you idiot” by Saddam_ized in Tampa Bay, Fla. Usenet: soc.culture.iraq Mar. 30, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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