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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Words that one uses to provoke a fight or hostility.
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- noun plurale tantum
Aggressive words that forseeably may lead to potentially violentconfrontation ; in law, often considered mitigation for otherwise sanctionable behavior (fighting).
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