company

company
   1. a person with whom you have an extramarital sexual relationship
   Literally, companionship and often of a transient relationship:
    And your wife on the outside, looking around for company. (Sanders, 1977)
   See also keep company with and steady company.
   2. (the company) the main US organization for espionage and foreign subversion
   A pun on the initial letters of Central Intelligence Agency and the Spanish Cia, an abbreviation for compahia, company:
    Your outrageous statement that we intend to commit bodily harm tarnishes our friends in the Company. (Ludlum, 1979)

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