two-percenter

two-percenter
 n.β€” Β«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.Β» β€”β€œSouthern tightens security measures” by Nikki G. Bannister Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Lousiana) Sept. 20, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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