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prodigal son

noun

Etymology

With reference to Luke 15:11–32.

Definitions

  1. Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace,…

    Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behavior.

    • Here I am, the prodigal son The self proclaimed deprived Spending hours of fighting the peace When I should lay it on the line

  2. A marine fish, the cobia (Rachycentron canadum).

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