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bagel

/bæ.ɡɫ̩/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
  2. A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
  3. An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
  4. To achieve a score of 6-0 in a tennis set.
  5. To hold an opponent to a score of zero.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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