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adj
Having large, well-developed muscles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York-City, slang
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Synonyms: brawny, buff, muscular, swole
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of occy (“octopus”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Brother, a close male friend or associate alternative form of ock
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York-City, uncountable
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noun
A style of sandwich-making that Arabic New York City bodega and deli chefs are known for, featuring large portions of meat and fried food like burgers, chicken cutlets, mozzarella sticks, french fries, chicken tenders, pancakes and more, stuffed into a sandwich.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York-City, attributive, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”) + ـِي (-ī, “my”), doublet of akhi. Also diminutive of ock (“a man of Middle Eastern descent who runs a deli or bodega”)
