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BARFLY
Etymology
Noun
barfly (plural barflies)
(slang) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:drunkard
Hypernyms
• customer, patron
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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