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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who casually drops in, as to visit or obtain an appointment.
  • noun An informal social event.
  • adjective Provided for short-term use.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective provided for short-term use
  • adjective manufacturing fit to substitute some element in a complex system without changes to the existing infrastructure
  • noun one who casually drops in.
  • noun informal social event

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