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kahunas
 n.pl.— «I wonder if he’ll accuse opposing attorneys in court of having a vendetta against him when he gets his kahunas kicked in court.» —“Re: Ted has no honor” by Michael Lodman Usenet: alt.fraternity.sorority Mar. 11, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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