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The DUFF: (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)
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- Can we watch Atonement again?†
p. 15.1atonement = the process of fixing or making up for a wrong
- I figured out benefit three while we were watching Atonement in Jessica's bedroom.†
p. 57.4
- So really, watching Atonement with my friends made me realize how thankful I should have been to be the Duff.†
p. 58.2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(atone) to fix or make up for a wrong -- especially a sin (even if nothing can be done to make up for the wrong other than to show regret)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Archaically, atone could also mean to agree, to appease, or to reconcile.