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    [Verb]  | "re*tal*i*ate" | \ ri-ˈta-lē-ˌāt \


    1: to return like for like; especially : to get revenge

    2: to repay in kind


    Origin: 1606 ;

     Late Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare, from Latin re- + talio legal retaliation;

    [Verb]  | "retaliate" 


    1: to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for;


      * e.g., " ... retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree "



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     [ "retaliatory masturbation" ]

    1: The act of masturbating over somebody who annoys you, in retaliation. Could be used as an act of revenge or just as an excuse to masturbate over them.

      * e.g.,  ... Man 1: 'Hey dude, that really really really really hot girl unfriended me on Facebook.' 

     [ "retaliatory fart" ]

    1: A fart-bomb dropped in protest.

      * e.g.,  ... As he left the bar without getting served, hé ripped an aggressive retaliatory fart. 

     [ "retaliatory gift" ]

    1: The gift you must buy for someone who unexpectedly gives you one first.

      * e.g.,  ... I thought I was done with my Christmas shopping, but I had to buy a retaliatory gift after Justin dropped off a present for me 

     [ "retaliatory flatulence" ]

    1: When someone releases noxious fumes as a method of exacting sweet (yet stinky) revenge on a foe.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, why does it smell so rank in here?" "Well, Chad gave Jimmy a purple nurple so Jimmy hit him with a nasty barrage of retaliatory flatulence." 

     [ "retaliatory flatulence" ]

    1: When someone releases noxious fumes as a method of exacting sweet (yet stinky) revenge on a foe.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, why does it smell so rank in here?" "Well, Chad gave Jimmy a purple nurple so Jimmy hit him with a nasty barrage of retaliatory flatulence." 

     [ "Retaliatory Fart" ]

    1: The fart that is done to retaliate when someone else farts. The hope is that the person who is retaliating can have one that stinks worse or makes a louder noise.

      * e.g.,  ... Fred's uncle in the garage. Not wanting to be outdone, Fred released a massive retaliatory fart that stunk up the garage and boomed. 

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