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vice

UK/vaɪs/ US/ˈvaɪs/ common slang

noun

1.
2.

a specific form of evildoing

  • “vice offends the moral standards of the community”

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English vice, from Old French vice, from Latin vitium (“fault or blemish”). Displaced native Old English unþēaw.

Phrases

  • by vice of
  • inherent vice
  • sapphic vice
  • secret vice
  • solitary vice
  • stable vice
  • vice clause
  • vice girl

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