Susmaryosep

Susmaryosep
 n.— «In the words of one vendor, who loudly remonstrated that what she earned was not even enough to cover the debts she accumulated as puhunan: “Susmaryosep!”» —“Taxing the underground economy” by Alex L. Lacson BusinessWorld Jan. 27, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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