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louse:

(plural, in this context: ‘louses‘)

{pronunciation: the letters ‘ou’ rhyme with the letters ‘ow’ in “cow”}

a worthless, indecent person who is not given any respect

{‘Louse’, with ‘lice’ as its plural form, is more commonly used to refer to an insect that lives in human or animal hair; and ‘louse’ is also used as a verb —-  louse — loused — loused —- to mean ‘to ruin or spoil some plan, scheme, etc.}

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