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swankienda

swankienda
 n.— «I appreciated your “swankienda” reference last week. Maxine Mesinger was my cousin, and it’s nice to see that her “phrase” has not been forgotten» —“Coined word is reminder of columnist, her colorful language” by Ken Hoffman, Ben Levine Houston Chronicle (Texas) Nov. 13, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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