Piiigs

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain, grouped on the basis of their large debts during the European sovereign debt crisis.

    "European Union economic planners are chewing their fingernails over looming defaults in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Greece and Spain. PIIIGS are part of an economic block that could paralyze the entire "Planet Money" if the hemorrhage is not dealt with."

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"European Union economic planners are chewing their fingernails over looming defaults in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Greece and Spain. PIIIGS are part of an economic block that could paralyze the entire "Planet Money" if the hemorrhage is not dealt with."

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