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ranger
 n.— «Just a quick note on a chuckle I had with Australian carpool. They called someone a “ranger” repeatedly before I figured out they meant that the person was a redhead. Like an orangutan. Mean but funny.» —“More Slang” by Claire Guff Journal May 25, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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