Short "hint"
To cause to be slow or incomplete; Hinder; To delay the development of something, or to make something happen more slowly than expected.
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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To cause to be slow or incomplete; Hinder; To delay the development of something, or to make something happen more slowly than expected. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: (Slang: Disparaging) A mentally handicapped person; A person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way.
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