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leesh

verbwork

work very hard with sustained effort

to labour vigorously; to put strong, sustained effort into work

Example in use

Leesh the nets noo!

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/LEESH/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: leash

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