receipt
n.— «If you hurt your opponent for real, he might “get a receipt,” or return the favor. “It’s like a waltz,” yells Ed, counting off a one-two-three rhythm. “Your opponent is really your partner.”» —“Our Man Goes to the Mat” by John Leland Newsweek Feb. 7, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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