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418 · Marathe & Steeply on Economic Competition

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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment

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capricious

subject to acting on a whim

Caillou Bay

You can see a map of southern Louisiana here.

Cajun

a French-speaking people dwelling in the woods of Louisiana, having emigrated there from French Canada two hundred years ago

Taurus PT9

You can see this pistol here.

unsafetied

The gun's safety is off.

longshoremen

Dock workers who load and unload ships.

caricaturesque

pertaining to a depiction of someone that exaggerates certain facial or bodily characteristics

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subsumption

the act of placing something under a more comprehensive category

rôle

This is how we used to spell "role" in English and how it's still spelled in French.

Edmonton

the capital of Alberta

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malice

desire to do harm

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vacuous

lacking in ideas or intelligence

Maxwell House

a brand of coffee

M. Kemp

as in Monsieur Kemp, i.e., Jack Kemp, implying he was assassinated with a bomb in his house

Very Large Satan

or "Great Satan," if you will

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utilitaire

utilitarian, i.e., providing the greatest good for the greatest number

Comme on dit

French: Like they say

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chasm

a gorge or deep cleft in the earth's surface

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Habitant soup aux pois

Habitant is Québecois French for "farmer," though it seems like a brand name here. Soup aux pois is pea soup, very popular in Québec.

parodically

in a sarcastic or mocking way

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Safeway

a chain of supermarkets

burrs

protruding, ragged edges

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ami

French: friend

un autre

an other, i.e., an outsider

supine

on one's back

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ponderous

awkward or unwieldy

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Endnote 304

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Veuillez Recycler Ce Contenant

French: Please Recycle This Container

en ce moment

French: at this moment

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D'éclaisant

not a real French word

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Entre nous

French: Between us


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