meeting

meeting
 n.— «In addition, other loan terms such as the Konglish term meeting (meaning a blind date) can be introduced in appropriate English usage contexts.» —“Speaking in Tongues: Chinglish, Japlish and Konglish” by David B. Kent Proceedings of the Second Pan Asian Conference (Seoul, South Korea) , 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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