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RUCKMAN
Etymology
Noun
ruckman (plural ruckwomen)
(Australian rules football) A ruck; a player who contests rucks.
Usage notes
"Ruck" is a gender-neutral term for the position. "Ruckman" is sometimes considered to refer only to men, but is often considered gender-neutral. "Ruckwoman" only refers to women.
Proper noun
Ruckman (plural Ruckmans)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruckman is the 12072nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2583 individuals. Ruckman is most common among White (93.46%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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