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start-me-up
 n.— «Start-Me-Ups—these are youngsters starting out and on the way up: most are single and childless and in the 18 to 29 year age group with a male and white-collar job bias—they like fun and parties.» —“The new black middle class: its economic power” TNS Research Surveys (Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa) Mar. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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