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Lame duck logo #10101) Exclusively Saxon word 2) Exclusively Anglo word 3) Game design 4) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 5) Word of purely Anglo origin
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Lame duck

Lame duck logo #21000[game design] A lame duck, in the context of a game, is a player who remains in the game but has no chance of winning. It must be literally impossible— not merely highly improbable — for a player to win for it to constitute a lame-duck scenario. If a game frequently admits lame-duck scenarios, this is considered a severe design flaw. La...
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Lame duck

Lame duck logo #21000[politics] A lame duck is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, especially one whose successor has already been elected. The status can be due to: Lame duck officials tend to have less political power, as other elected officials are less inclined to cooperate with them. However, lame ducks are also in the pecu...
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Lame duck

Lame duck logo #21000[tango] The lame duck is a dance move in tango. The dancers slightly separate, clasp hands, and face forward. The man steps forward with his right foot and the lady with her left, dipping with their right knee as they take the next step. The steps are repeated. ...
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Lame Duck

Lame Duck logo #21217Lame duck is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (fuck).
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lame duck logo #20400[n] - an elected official still in office but not slated to continue
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Lame duck

Lame duck logo #20531A politician who is finishing out his final term and is not seeking re-election
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lame duck logo #20974 noun an elected official still in office but not slated to continue
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