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inky smudge

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noun

  1. slang a judge

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Etymology

Origin of inky smudge

rhyming slang

Example Sentences

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Our goal, the rutted coast of mainland Wales, was somewhere before us but only dimly visible, an inky smudge squatting along the far horizon.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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