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This Synonym for "Fool" Sounds Extremely Rude

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The naughty-sounding word for Feb. 14 was used twice on the "Downton Abbey" TV series, in both instances, to describe someone proposing marriage. It also is the name of a bird, but that isn't quite as interesting.

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