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grupí

Someone at an auction who raises prices for the auctioneer with fake bids.† grupí: Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry and Origin: Of uncertain origin; Genoese gruppiê or French croupier have been proposed.† grupí appears in the lyrics of Desencuentro.†

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Glossary meaning Someone at an auction who raises prices for the auctioneer with fake bids

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Marked as lunfardo in the dictionary entry

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Origin: Of uncertain origin; Genoese gruppiê or French croupier have been proposed

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Used in lyric1

Used in lyric Desencuentro

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