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MARV

(mɑːv)
n acronym for
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) manoeuvrable re-entry vehicle: a missile that has one or more warheads that may be controlled so as to avoid enemy defences
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That Mo Salah statue reminds me of Marv from Home Alone pic.twitter.com/Dch0iPAMSO
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Bob Saginowski (Hardy) is a softly spoken soul, who tends the neighbourhood bar owned and run by Cousin Marv (Gandolfini).
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Hardy is Bob, bartender at a place run by (and named for) his Cousin Marv (Gandolfini).