Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Aggressive remarks that foreseeably may lead to a potentially violent confrontation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Qualifier: set phrase
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Words or remarks that are often considered a form of mitigation for otherwise sanctionable behavior (such as fighting).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Qualifier: crime
Topics: law
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History
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