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haltura n. secondary work about which one is not serious or to which one is not fully committed; hackwork, moonlighting, freelancing. (posted Jun. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

rosh katan n. an attitude of avoiding responsibility, of extreme self-interest, or of strict adherence to rules to the point of obstruction or absurdity; a person with such an attitude; in British English, a jobsworth. (posted Feb. 4, 2005) [full entry…]

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

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