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vog
 n.— «Clouds of acrid volcanic smoke begin to mix with Hilo’s humid fog. It’s a mixture referred to as “vog” around these parts.» —“Peering into Kilauea’s caldron” by John Edward Young Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) Jan. 9, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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