playtron
n.— «I know quite a few people, including myself who would love to be playtrons and be your “Front Row CHorus.” The rennie’s are coming, the Rennies are coming!» —“Re: MMario: thanks!” by Bellebet (Tricia, Rosemary Anne Thyme) Usenet: alt.fairs.renaissance Oct. 17, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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