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Word: hail mary (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • American football A long forward pass with little chance of completion, typically used when time is running out and no other play is practical.
  • A prayer calling for the intercession of the Holy Mother, for Catholics an essential element of the Rosary, and with use in certain other denominations.
  • by extension An act done in desperation, with only a very small chance of success.

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