wingery
n.— «I just returned home from watching a little of the Kansas game at my favorite bar and wingery.» —“Wolfpack Boobies” by Brave Sir Robin Bastard Sons of Pinfall Marks (Morgantown, West Virginia) Mar. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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