Rafia

Rafia
 n.— «Previously unheard of graffiti of “IRA scum out” emerged on Belfast’s streets while a new expression was adopted for the paramilitary force: Rafia—a hybrid of the street word for the Provisionals “Ra” and the Mafia.» —“Brave siblings stand up to IRA” by Ben English in London, England Herald Sun (Australia) Mar. 5, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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