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dos-a-dos

[doh-see-doh, -zi- for 1, 2; Fr. doh-za-doh for 3]

dos-à-dos

[doh-see-doh, -zi- for 1, 2; Fr. doh-za-doh for 3] noun, plural -dos [-dohz] , verb, -dosed [-dohd] , -dos·ing [-doh-ing] , adverb
noun
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
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to do-si-do.

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Dos-a-dos is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
adverb
3.
Archaic. back to back.

Origin:
1830–40; < French: back to back
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