obex
n.— «Like if a gay couple apply for ordination, that would clearly be an obex [obex is Latin term meaning “hindrance”].» —“‘You don’t harass them’” California Catholic Daily (San Diego, California) Nov. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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