junque
n.— «Do You Need Money? Bring Your Antique “Junque” To Honest John; Barnum Swap Shop.» —in classifieds Bridgeport Sunday Post (Connecticut) July 17, 1955. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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