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Sha’ban
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shabby-genteel
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shabby-genteel
shab·by-gen·teel


adjective 
Definition:
 
U.K. preserving appearance of gentility: trying to keep up the appearances that a middle or upper middle class lifestyle demands, despite not having enough money
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