(transitive, dated, chiefly, US) to come across, to chance upon, to find unexpectedly or accidentally.
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(intransitive, dated, chiefly, US) to show up unexpectedly or accidentally.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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