top coat

top·coat

[top-koht]
noun
1.
a lightweight overcoat.
2.
the coat of paint applied last to a surface.
verb (used with object)
3.
to apply the topcoat to (a surface).

Origin:
1810–20; top1 + coat

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topcoat (ˈtɒpˌkəʊt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an outdoor coat worn over a suit, etc

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Top coat is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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