plig
n.— «Richard Holm, whose father had 11 “celestial wives” and 60 children, remembers cruel comments about “pligs”—a derogatory term for polygamists—on the rare occasions when family members would troop into a restaurant.» —“Polygamist charged in sex case” by Gwen Florio Rocky Mountain Newes (Denver, Colo.) June 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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