Oolong and macha and herbal teas and rooibos?

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Hmm.
It’s rather hard to find out the register a word is typically used in.
So »the fuzz«👮 in New Zealand 🇳🇿 .
How informal or derogatory is that? Was in the 1980s?
Oh, and somehow i misremembered this as “the filth”, which i ges is less acceptable?
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"‘What does he mean by
disgraceful propensities?’’"

I like the book so far. I like the stile of the writing.
OK, it’s slow (not much happening, no ‘action’) which, paradoxically, means i'm reading it even slower.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22403871-the-bone-people
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The Bone People

The powerful, visionary, Booker Award–winning novel abo…

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