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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Lo•co•fo•co (lō′kō fō′kō),USA pronunciation n. - Government(sometimes l.c.) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party.
- (l.c.) a friction match or cigar developed in the 19th century, ignited by rubbing against any hard, dry surface.
- Latin focus fireplace
- -foco, alteration of Italian fuoco fire special use of locofoco (cigar), self-lighting, rhyming compound apparently based on loco(motive), taken to mean self-moving
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