goon baiting
(UK, slang, historical) In Nazi Germany, the practice among prisoners of war of deliberately annoying the guards, for example by allowing them to eavesdrop on misleading conversations.
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(UK, slang, historical) In Nazi Germany, the practice among prisoners of war of deliberately annoying the guards, for example by allowing them to eavesdrop on misleading conversations.
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