paros
n.pl.— «My parents (“paros” in Kenyan boarding school slang) returned from India for a three month visit.» —“Am I Dead?” by Becky Pith, Marrow, and Coffee Spoons (Oklahoma) May 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
paros
n.pl.— «My parents (“paros” in Kenyan boarding school slang) returned from India for a three month visit.» —“Am I Dead?” by Becky Pith, Marrow, and Coffee Spoons (Oklahoma) May 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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