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Muzzie n. a nickname for a Muslim. (posted Mar. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

stained-glass ceiling n. a barrier to the advancement of women within the hierarchy of a church. (posted Jan. 31, 2007) [full entry…]

Taig n. In Northern Ireland, a Protestant epithet for a Roman Catholic. Formerly, any Irishman. (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]

three plastic animals rule n. the legal determination that secular symbols in a government-sponsored year-end seasonal display (such as a Nativity scene) can mark it as not endorsing a specific religion or religion in general. (posted Dec. 14, 2005) [full entry…]

vuzvuz n. a derogatory name for an Ashkenazic Jew. (posted Mar. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

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