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A pejorative term used colloquially in reference to a nonunion worker who takes the place of a union employee on strike or who works for wages and other conditions that are inferior to those guaranteed to a union member by virtue of the union contract.

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Labor Union.


See also: pariah


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The condition will remain contagious right up until the last bump has scabbed over.
In the past these scraps took place between tearaways of 13 or 14, scabbed and scrabbling in the playground dirt.
By the end of the second week after the rash, most of the sores have scabbed over.
 
 
 
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