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woe

noun C2
  1. A close friend; a nigga, homie or bro. (slang)

Plural woes

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Exasperated, Marilla returned to the kitchen and poured out her tale of woe to Matthew, who, between his sense of justice and his unlawful sympathy with Anne, was a miserable man.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 101 · C1
What are we to do?” would they often exclaim in the bitterness of woe.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 258 · B2
The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented greatly and exclaimed: “Woe to me a stranger!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 27 · B2
“Woe is me,” exclaimed the Doe, “who have escaped from man, only to throw myself into the mouth of a wild beast?”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 47 · B2

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