Playing Hard To Get (41 page)

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Snap-crackle-and-pop: anything with fire, force, and/shine.

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Nuyorican: New York Puerto Rican.

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Get-up-and-go: a secret bank account for women married to rich, successful men. The money is stashed to the side in case she needs to “get up and go” and can’t wait for alimony payments to kick in.

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Tag-tucker: the opposite of “popping tags,” a tucker buys clothes and tucks tag so she can return them.

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ego
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(“)g
also ‘e\
n
1: the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world. (
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary)
2: me against her. (
The Ego Challenge)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

A Reading Group Guide

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