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adj.  a potent brew of ale.

<At least it provided the world with some new Australian images that don’t involve kangaroos, Crocodile Dundee, or lugubrious halfwits drinking Castlemaine XXXX at dusty outback pubs.  —Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country.>

XXXXX.
n.  a person of unknown identity.

<Now she knew who XXXXX was.  —William Boyd, Brazzaville Beach.>

n.  lots of kisses, as written at the end of a letter; see also XXXXXX.

<Clarissa takes the flowers into the kitchen, where Sally has left a note (“Lunch w. Oliver—did I forget to tell U?—back by 3 latest, XXXXX”).  —Michael Cunningham, The Hours: A Novel.>

XXXXXX.
  n.  lots of kisses, as written at the bottom of a letter, usually alongside OOOOOO (hugs), as discussed in Brief Encounters by Emily Coleman; see also XXXXX.


xxxxxxxxx.
n.  a soft sound of encouragement used by a trainer to let an animal know that “he is headed for success” (Kayce Cover, “Bridges,” SynAlia.com).


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