• BOON
adj. 1. LME obs. – advantageous, fortunate, favourable
adj. 2. LME obs. – good, goodly
adj. 3. M16 – convivial, jolly, genial
adj. 4. 1969 US sl. – close, intimate
adv. Bk1911 Sc. – above
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. – a Black person
n. 2. 1960s African-American sl. – a close friend
vb. 1990s sl. – to drive cross-country
• BOON-COON
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a very close friend
• BOONDAGGER
n. 1972 US sl. – a lesbian with overtly masculine mannerisms and affectations
• BOONDIE
n. 1. 1952 West. Aust. sl. – a piece of conglomerated sand used by children to throw at one another in play
n. 2. 2002 West. Aust. sl. – a rock
• BOONDOCK
adj. 1950s US sl. – rural
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. – someone who comes from the boondocks
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a heavy work or walking shoe
vb. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. – to park and ‘neck’
vb. 2. 1971 US sl. – in trucking: to drive on back roads, avoiding major highways/motorways
vb. 3. 1977 US sl. – in tiddlywinks: to shoot from a position far from the action
vb. 4. 1980 UK sl. – in tiddlywinks: to send an opponent’s wink a long way away, especially out of the playing area
• BOONDOCKER
n. 1966 US college sl. – a picnic or party held in the woods where students can drink, play around, neck, etc.
• BOONDOCKERS
n. 1953 US – heavy work shoes or walking shoes suitable for rough use
• BOONDOCKS
n. 1909 Amer. dial. – rough or wild country; rural backcountry; the sticks; an out-of-the-way place; an isolated unappealing place
• BOONDOGGLE
n. 1. 1940s N. Amer. sl. – a trivial, useless, or unnecessary undertaking; a waste of time, money, or energy; esp. used by the US government for a project that is considered wasteful of tax dollars
n. 2. M20 N. Amer. sl. – a dishonest undertaking, a fraud
vb. 1. 1930s US sl. – to engage in a trivial, useless, or unnecessary undertaking; to waste time
vb. 2. M20 N. Amer. sl. – to engage in a dishonest undertaking
• BOONDOGGLER
n. 1930s US sl. – a loafer; a time waster
• BOONER
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – upper
n. 1. 1970s US sl. – a Black person
n. 2. 1981 US sl. – a talent scout
n. 3. 1996 Aust. sl. – an unrefined and loutish person from a lower socio-economic area
• BOONERMOST
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – uppermost
• BOONG
n. 1. 1924 Aust. sl., derogatory – an Australian Aboriginal
n. 2. 20C sl. – a native of Papua New Guinea
n. 3. 20C sl. – any non-White person
• BOONGA
n. 1957 NZ sl. – a native of Papua New Guinea; any dark-skinned person
• BOONGIE
n. 2000s US prison sl. – a prison officer
• BOONG MOLL
n. 1. 1930s Aust. sl. – a prostitute who prefers Aborigine clients
n. 2. 1960s sl. – a passive male homosexual
n. 3. 1960s US homosexual sl. – a Black person
• BOONGY
n. 1995 Bahamas sl. – the buttocks
• BOONIE
n. 1. 1944 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet
n. 2. 1950s sl. – a peasant, a country person
n. 3. 1960s sl. – a picnic held in the woods
n. 4. 1970 Amer. dial. – something very good or excellent
n. 5. 1970s US sl. – a Black person
• BOONIE HAT
n. 1972 US sl. – a fatigue hat, made of cotton canvas with a brim around, that kept the sun and rain off the heads of American soldiers in Vietnam
• BOONIE RAT
n. 1960s US sl., orig. military usage – a US combat infantryman in Vietnam
• BOONIES
n. 1956 Amer. dial. – the backwoods, an out-of-the-way or a very unimportant place
• BOONMOST
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – uppermost
• BOO OUT
vb. 1959 US sl. – to leave
• BOOPER
n. Bk1998 sl. – a robot
• BOOPETY
adj. 1948 Amer. dial. – self-important, arrogant
• BOOPS
n. 1970s W. Indies sl. – a man who supports a woman with whom he lives without the benefit of marriage; a wealthy lover
• BOOPSIE
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – a sweetheart, a darling
n. 2. 1970s W. Indies sl. – a woman who enjoys the favours of her wealthy lover
• BOOR
n. L16 – a rustic, a yokel; a clumsy or unrefined person; a rude, ill-mannered, inconsiderate person
• BOORDLY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – stalwart, sturdy, strong, manly
• BOO-REEFER
n. 1972 US sl. – marijuana
• BOORISH
adj. M16 – rude, ill-mannered, coarse, unrefined, uncultured
• BOOSAM
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – busy, bustling
• BOOSAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a moving about, bustling
• BOOSCHT
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a little, talkative person
• BOOSE
n. 1. 1732 colloq. – drink, a draught
n. 2. 1864 colloq. – drinking, a drinking bout
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – force, energy
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – a pig’s nose
n. 5. 1968 Amer. dial. – a person’s mouth
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to bustle about; to be violently active
• BOOSHTY
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a bed; a small bed
• BOOSHWA; BOOSHWAH
int. Bk1934 college sl. – nonsense!
n. 1906 Amer. sl. – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery
• BOOSHWAY
n. 1870 Amer. dial. – orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person
• BOOSIASMS
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a woman’s breasts
• BOOSIN
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – active, bouncing
• BOOST
n. 1. M19 sl. – a statement of praise
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a box
n. 3. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – assistance
n. 4. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – a robbery, usually shoplifting
n. 5. 1985 US sl. – a background player in a large confidence swindle
n. 6. 1988 US sl. – in poker: an increased or raised bet
n. 7. 2000s US criminals’ sl. – a stolen vehicle
n. 8. 2003 UK sl. – crack cocaine
vb. 1. 1906 Amer. dial. – to boast, to laud
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to guide in a particular direction
vb. 3. 1928 US sl. – to steal, to shoplift, to rob
vb. 4. 1930s US sl. – to attack
vb. 5. 1967 US sl. – in poker: to increase the amount bet on a hard
vb. 6. 1970 Amer. dial. – to urge somebody to do something he shouldn’t
vb. 7. 1980s US college sl. – to seduce; to have sexual intercourse with
vb. 8. 1998 US sl. – to inject a drugs intravenously
vb. 9. 1990s Sc. juvenile sl. – to leave
vb. 10. 1990s Sc. juvenile sl. – to illegally open a lock using force, skill, or technology
vb. 1995 S. Afr. sl. – to assist, to help
• THE BOOST
n. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – the shoplifting profession
• BOOST AND SHOOT
vb. 1960s drug culture sl. – to steal to support a drug habit
• BOOSTED
adj. 2001 UK sl. – pleased, proud
• BOOSTER
n. 1. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – a helper; a confederate
n. 2. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – a shoplifter; a thief who operates in merchandise stores in day-time
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – a small child
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – something impressively big or extraordinary of its kind
n. 5. 1970 US sl. – an additional dose of a drug taken to prolong intoxication
n. 6. 1985 US sl. – a criminal who specializes in selling stolen goods
n. 7. 1990s W. Indies sl. – an aphrodisiac
n. 8. 20C US sl. – a house player in a casino who entices genuine players to bet, and usually lose, their money
n. 9. Bk2006 US sl. – a supporter
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. – to boost, to help someone up into a tree
• BOOSTER BLOOMERS
n. 1972 US criminals sl. – underwear that has been specially adapted for secreting items that have been shoplifted
• BOOSTER BOX
n. 20C US criminals’ sl. – a package that looks sealed but enables a shoplifter to secrete stolen goods
• BOOSTER DRAWERS
n. 1940s US criminals sl. – underwear that has been specially adapted for secreting items that have been shoplifted
• BOOSTER FOLD
n. 1972 US criminals’ sl. – a way of carrying stolen goods so as to render them invisible to store detectives
• BOOSTER SKIRT
n. 1940s US criminals sl. – clothes that have been specially adapted for secreting items that have been shoplifted
• BOOSTER PILL
n. 1971 US sl. – a central nervous system stimulant
• BOOSTER STICK
n. 1973 US sl. – a tobacco cigarette that has been enhanced with marijuana or marijuana extract
• BOOSTING
n. 1. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – shoplifting
n. 2. 1960s US criminals’ sl. – theft in general
• BOOSTING BEN
n. 1950 US sl. – a special overcoat used by shoplifters
• BOOSTING BLOOMERS
n. 1972 US criminals sl. – underwear that has been specially adapted for secreting items that have been shoplifted
• BOOSTING MOB
n. 1900s US criminals’ sl. – a gang of pickpockets
• BOOST ONE
vb. 1992 US sl. – to defecate
• BOOST-UP BOY
n. 1960s UK criminals’ sl. – a thief
• BOOT
n. 1. 1598 – booty, spoil, plunder
n. 2. 1881 UK sl. – dismissal from employment or other engagement
n. 3. 1887 Amer. dial. – the children of a widowed or divorced woman who remarries
n. 4. L19 US college sl. – a toady, a sycophant
n. 5. 1908 Amer. dial. – a fawning or subservient action or remark; an effort to curry favour
n. 6. 1915 Amer. dial. – a trainee in a military boot camp; a recruit
n. 7. 1920s US sl. – a bootlegger
n. 8. 1930s US sl. – a thrill
n. 9. 1942 colloq. – a kick; an act of kicking
n. 10. 1944 US sl. – basic training received in a boot camp
n. 11. 1950s US college sl. – an automobile tire
n. 12. 1954 US sl., derogatory – a Black person
n. 13. 1958 UK sl., derogatory – an unattractive woman; a woman with qualities that are considered unattractive
n. 14. 1966 US sl. – in the US Army. a second lieutenant
n. 15. 1966 US sl. – a condom
n. 16. 1970 Amer. dial. – a novice, a greenhorn, a very inexperienced person
n. 17. 1979 US sl. – amusement or please
n. 18. 1990s drug culture sl. – a dose of a given drug
n. 19. 1996 US sl. – a cigarette
n. 20. 1996 UK sl. – a bag of heroin
n. 21. 1997 US sl. – a cash incentive designed to improve a business deal
n. 22. 1999 US sl. – a bootleg product
vb. 1. c1330 obs. – to make better; to cure, to relieve, to heal; to remedy
vb. 2. 1877 colloq. – to kick
vb. 3. M19 sl. – to eject, to kick out
vb. 4. 1910s US sl. – to dismiss, to ignore
vb. 5. 1910s US sl. – to walk or run away
vb. 6. 1920s US sl. – to bootleg
vb. 7. 1920s African-American sl. – to give to, to hand over
vb. 8. 1940s African-American & teen sl. – to drive a car at speed
vb. 9. 1940s African-American sl. – to introduce
vb. 10. 1940s African-American sl. – to become aware
vb. 11. 1940s African-American sl. – to inform, to explain
vb. 12. 1940s US sl., orig. sporting usage – to blunder, to make a mistake
vb. 13. 1946 Amer. dial. – to curry favour, to toady to
vb. 14. Bk1947 Amer. sl. – to understand
vb. 15. 1950s drug culture sl. – to smoke or sniff heroin or crack cocaine
vb. 16. 1951 US sl. – in horse racing: to spur or kick a horse during a race
vb. 17. 1952 drug culture sl. – to inject a drug in stages, drawing the heroin/blood mixture up into the syringe/eyedropper, then injecting, then repeating the process several times
vb. 18. 1960s US sl. – to disparage, to criticize
vb. 19. 1971 Amer. sl. – to vomit
vb. 20. 2001 Can. sl. – in Alberta, Canada: to purchase alcohol or tobacco illegally for a minor
vb. 21. Bk2007 sl. – to leave, to depart
• THE BOOT
n. 1881 sl. – dismissal, esp. dismissal from employment
• BOOTALIZE
vb. 1982 Bahamas sl. – to have sex
• BOOT AND RALLY
vb. 1989 US sl. – to continue drinking after vomiting
• BOOT AND SHOE
adj. 1936 US sl. – (as ‘boot-and-shoe’) of a drug addict: desperately addicted
n. 1930s US drug culture sl. – the lowest class of narcotics user
• BOOT AND SHOE FIEND
n. 1930s US drug culture sl. – the lowest class of narcotics user
• BOOT AROUND
vb. 1930s sl. – to kick, usually in a fight
• BOOT-BOY
n. 1972 – a violent or rowdy youth of a type characterized by assembling in gangs in search of trouble, wearing short-cropped hair and heavy boots
• BOOT CAMP
n. 1916 US sl. – a centre for the initial training of US naval or Marine recruits
• BOOT-CATCH
n. 1775 obs. – a servant at an inn who pulled off the guests’ boots
• BOOT-CATCHER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a servant who removed a person’s boots for cleaning
• BOOTCHKEY
n. 1945 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Czechoslovakian
• BOOT-DIGHTER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – the boot-cleaner
• BOOT-EATER
n. L19 sl. – a juror who would rather ‘eat their boots’ than find anyone guilty
• BOOTED
adj. 1. 1940s drug culture sl. – under the influence of drugs
adj. 2. 1970s US sl. – expelled from school or college
adj. 3. 2000 UK sl. – ugly
• BOOTED AND SPURRED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – ready
• BOOTED ON
adj. 1940s African-American sl. – aware, knowledgeable, smart
• BOOTER
n. 1. 1900s US college sl. – a toady, a sycophant
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – a bootlegger
n. 3. 1990s US drug culture sl. – cocaine
• BOOTERY
n. E20 US – a shop selling boots and shoes
• BOOT-FACED
adj. 1942 colloq. – grim-faced, sad-faced; with an expressionless face
• BOOTHALE
vb. L16 sl. – to rob, to steal
• BOOT-HALER
n. 17C sl. – a highwayman
• BOOTHEAD
n. 1980s US sl., derogatory – a Black person
• BOOT HILL
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – orig. a cemetery for men who died by violence; later, any cemetery
• BOOT HILL TWO-STEP
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – diarrhoea
• BOOTIE
adj. 1990s African-American teen sl. – bad, phoney, inferior, second-rate
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – a bootlegger
n. 2. Bk1947 US Army sl. – a female recruit in training camp
• BOOTIE-BUSTER
n. 1980s US sl. – a male homosexual
• BOOTIE CALL
n. 1999 UK sl. – a request or demand for romance or sex
• BOOTIE FOOD
n. Bk1998 sl. – food that goes right straight to the butt
• BOOTIKIN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a small boot
• BOOTILITIOUS
adj. 1. 1990s African-American sl. – second-rate, inferior
adj. 2. 1990s African-American sl. – wonderful, attractive, sexy
• BOOT IN
vb. 1920s US sl. – to urge, to force
• BOOTING
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – booty, prize
n. 2. 1920s African-American sl. – having sexual intercourse
n. 3. 1930s sl. – bootlegging
n. 4. 1960s drug culture sl. – enjoying the immediate effects of a narcotic injection a little by little
• BOOT IN THE ASS
n. 1930s US sl. – a thrill; a jolt of pleasure
• THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT
phr. 1866 – the position is reversed; the advantage is the other way round
• THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER LEG
phr. 1866 – the position is reversed; the advantage is the other way round
• BOOT IT
vb. 1. 1905 Amer. dial. – to walk or run away
vb. 2. 1940s African-American & teen sl. – to drive a car at speed
• BOOT-JACK
adj. 1960s sl. – stolen
n. 1. 1895 theatrical sl. – an actor of utility parts
n. 2. M19 US college sl. – a fool
vb. 1930s sl. – (as ‘bootjack’) to steal
• BOOTKISSER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady
• BOOTLEG
adj. 1. L19 sl., orig. US – of liquor: illegally transported, smuggled or distilled
adj. 2. L19 sl. – fake, counterfeit
adj. 3. 1920s sl. – illegal in general
adj. 4. 2000s US teen sl. – second-rate
adj. 5. Bk2007 US sl. – inferior, of poor quality, malfunctioning
n. 1. 1900s services’ sl. – adulterated coffee, usually mixed with chicory
n. 2. 1920s African-American sl. – a bootlegger
n. 3. 1950s sl., orig. US – a a bootleg or pirated record, tape, or video, etc.
n. 4. 1990s US teen sl. – anything or anyone considered pitiful, embarrassing, second-rate, etc.
n. 5. 2000s sl. – a song that is a mix of 2 completely different songs spliced into a single track
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to smuggle, to transport illegally (generally, but invariably, of liquor)
vb. 2. 1920s sl. – to manufacture and sell illegal liquor
vb. 3. 1940s sl. – to sell cheaply
vb. 4. 1960s sl. – to make an illegal copy of music, video, etc.
• BOOTLEGGER
n. L19 sl., orig. US – a smuggler or manufacturer of illicit liquor
• BOOTLEGGER’S TURN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a reversing the direction in which a vehicle is going by backing it across the other lane of the road, then going forward
• BOOTLICK
n. 1849 Amer. dial. – a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour
vb. 1845 Amer. dial. – to do subservient things to gain one’s favour; to seek to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour with, to toady
• BOOTLICKER
n. 1846 Brit. sl. – a toady; a servile flatterer, one who curries favour
• BOOT LIP
n. 20C US sl. – a Black person
• BOOT LIQUOR
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – bad liquor
• BOOTMAN
n. 1927 – a dealer in boots and shoes
• BOOT OUT
vb. 1880 sl. – to eject, to dismiss
• BOOT POLISH
n. 1950s UK criminals’ sl. – blackmail
• BOOTS
n. 1. L18 sl. – the servant assigned to the cleaning of boots and other odd jobs
n. 2. L18 sl. – the youngest member, as of a regiment, a club, etc.
n. 3. 1950s Amer. sl. – any type of shoes
n. 4. 1960s African-American sl., sometimes derogatory – a fellow Black person
• BOOTS AND ALL
adv. 1947 Aust. & NZ colloq. – with no holds barred, wholeheartedly
• BOOTS AND SOCKS
n. 20C Aust. & UK rhyming sl. for ‘pox’ – venereal disease
• BOOT SECOND LIEUTENANT
n. 1910s US military sl. – a newly commissioned second lieutenant
• BOOTSEY; BOOTSIE; BOOTSY
adj. 1990s African-American teen sl. – bad, phoney, inferior, second-rate
• BOOT-SNITCH
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. – an informer, a telltale
n. 2. 1940s African-American sl. – a dictionary
• BOOTSTRAPPER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a novice, a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person
• BOOT THE GONG
vb. 1998 UK sl. – to smoke marijuana
• BOOT UP
vb. 1. 1950s US sl. – to use a drink or drug to improves one’s feelings, e.g. to inject heroin, or to drink wine
vb. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – to get ready for a fight
vb. 3. 1970s African-American sl. – to put on a condom
vb. 4. 1990s UK drug culture sl. – to take a narcotic
• BOOTY
adj. 1. 1990s African-American sl. – weak
adj. 2. 1990s African-American sl. – second-rate, inferior
adj. 3. 1990s African-American sl. – gullible
n. 1. 1920s African-American sl. – the vagina; hence, a woman esp. as a sex object, and generic for sex
n. 2. 1920s African-American sl. – the buttocks, the rectum
n. 3. 1920s African-American sl. – the body; hence, a person
vb. 17C sl. – to cheat, to play falsely
• BOOTY BANDIT
n. 1. 20C US sl. – a homosexual male
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a heterosexual man who aggressively gropes or rubs up against women
• BOOTY BANDITRY
n. 1990s US sl. – male homosexual rape
• BOOTY-BUFFER
n. 1990s sl. – a male homosexual; a heterosexual who enjoys anal intercourse
• BOOTY CALL
n. 1. 1990s sl., orig. African-American teen usage – a late-night rendezvous
n. 2. 1990s sl. – a person used for casual sex
• BOOTY CHECK
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a search of the rectum, as when police look for drugs
• BOOTY-CHEDDAR
n. Bk2006 US sl. – nonsense; bullshit
• BOOTY DROUGHT
n. 1980s African-American & college sl. – a lack of sex
• BOOTYER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a glutton
• BOOTY-FELLOW
n. M16 sl. – a person who takes a share of the booty
• BOOTY-FUNK
adj. 1990s US college sl. – unattractive
• BOOTY-HO
n. 2000s African-American sl. – a female one dislikes as a person but finds exciting sexually
• BOOTY JUICE
n. 2000s African-American sl. – a mix of sweat and vaginal juices
• BOOTYLICIOUS
adj. 1. 1990s African-American sl. – second-rate, inferior
adj. 2. 1990s African-American sl. – wonderful, attractive, sexy
• BOOTY-STRUCK
adj. 1920s African-American sl. – obsessively lecherous
• BOO UP
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. – to praise
• BOOVEROO
n. 1900s Aust. sl. – a layabout
• BOO-YA
adj. 1990s African-American teen sl. – totally wonderful; incredibly fine
• BOOZE
n. 1. c1325 colloq. – alcohol; drink, a draught
n. 2. 1850 colloq. – drinking, a drinking bout
vb. c1325 – to drink alcohol
• BOOZE BELLY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an oversized stomach resulting from drinking
• BOOZED
adj. 1737 sl. – drunk
• BOOZED UP
adj. 1737 sl. – drunk
• BOOZE-FIGHTER
n. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – a confirmed heavy drinker
• BOOZEFUDDLE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – liquor
• BOOZE GUT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an oversized stomach resulting from drinking
• BOOZEHEAD
n. 1986 Amer. dial. – a heavy drinker
• BOOZE HEISTER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bartender
• BOOZE HISTER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bartender
• BOOZE IT UP
vb. E17 sl. – to drink excessively; to drink to intoxication
• BOOZE POT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an oversized stomach resulting from drinking
• BOOZER
n. 1. 1606 sl. – a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard
n. 2. 1895 Brit., Aust. & Irish sl. – a pub
• BOOZEROO
n. 1943 NZ sl. – a drinking spree
• BOOZE-UP
n. 1897 sl. – a drinking spree
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – (as ‘booze up’) to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• BOOZEY
adj. Bk1890 sl. – drunk
• BOOZIFIED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BOOZIFY
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• BOOZING KEN
n. Bk1890 sl. – an alehouse or tavern
• BOOZINGTON
n. c1860 Aust. sl. – a drunken man; a drunkard
• BOOZY
adj. 1. Bk1905 Amer. sl. – drunk
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – bulky; plump; stout
adj. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – bushy, hairy
• BOOZY-WOOZY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
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