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Record 1 1999-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A person who cleans the windscreen of a car stopped in traffic and solicits payment from the driver.

OBS

An extended use of the noun "squegee" (a rubber-edged implement set on a handle and used for cleaning windows).

Key term(s)
  • squegee man
  • squegee bandit
  • squeegee thug

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

La police de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal invite les automobilites à cesser de donner de la monnaie aux «squeegees», ces jeunes qui lavent les pare-brise aux intersections.

Spanish

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