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roughie

1 British  

noun

  1. something unfair, esp a trick

    he put a roughie over

  2. (in horse racing) an outsider that wins

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roughie 2 British  
/ ˈrʌfɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: orange roughy.   ruff.   tommy rough.  a small food fish of the family Arripididae , found in southern and western Australian waters

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"The smoothie thought he could tell the roughie what to do�and he couldn't."

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