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  • 31huckelbuckel — A small unexpected gift. I have a huckelbuckel for you …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 32sussie — Short for surprise, often in the form of a small unexpected gift. I got you a sussie while I was out shopping …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 33godsend — n. Windfall, unexpected gift, good luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck, stroke of fortune …

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  • 34windfall — n. Godsend, unexpected gift, stroke of luck or good fortune, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck …

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  • 35bonus — /ˈboʊnəs / (say bohnuhs) noun 1. something given or paid over and above what is due. 2. a sum of money paid to a shareholder, partner, employee, or agent of a company, a returned soldier, etc., over and above the regular dividend or pay. 3. Stock …

  • 36Shovel Ready — Ready to roll infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, &c.) that require only funding to begin. With the American government planning to spend vast sums in an attempt to stimulate the economy and boost employment, the pros and …

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  • 37literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 38performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 39United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 40English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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