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ou bife

ou bife
 n.— «Now his attention and that of his adopted nation turns again to the English, referred to as ou bife, “the beefs” here since the 19th century when the Duke of Wellington helped kick out the French during the Peninsular wars.» —“Hosts turn on their oldest ally, England” by Paul Kelso in Lisbon, Portugal Guardian (U.K.) June 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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