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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
fan
/fæn/
noun1 of 2
thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- “The fans all hope the club will change the manager.”Tatoeba
- “In summer, many people use a fan to cool off.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To slap (a behind, especially).
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)