two-percenter
n.— «I’m fed up with what I call the “2-percenters’”.…This was a case of people coming and spoiling a great day. We have a handful of knuckleheads that come out here and disrupt things. We’re not going to take it, and we’re going to take appropriate action.» —“Southern tightens security measures” by Nikki G. Bannister Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Lousiana) Sept. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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