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Sen-Sen
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sensen
English
Alternative forms
en sensen sen-sen
Etymology
Proprietary name in the US; apparently an arbitrary creation.
Noun
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A brand of breath freshener (discontinued in 2013) containing liquorice, often used to disguise the use of alcohol or tobacco.
103 She was overdressed, but not badly dressed ; she carried a black satin bag and chewed Sen-sens.
en 1937 w:Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God Amistad 2013 92 The sen-sen was to let on to the other boys and the pullet-sized girls that he had a liquor breath to cover.
en 1951 w:Pamela Branch Lion in the Cellar He was eating sen-sen cachous.