door knocker
n.— «Officer Kushner did not find anyone at home.…Officer Kushner left a “door knocker” at the home requesting that defendant contact him regarding a complaint about the care and feeding of her animals. He also left several telephone messages for her.» —by North Carolina Court of Appeals Calloway v Onderdonk, No. COA02-1076 (Buncombe County) July 1, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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Karen in Charlotte, North Carolina, adores her son’s cleft chin. Her husband, who also has one, calls it a butt chin. Karen prefers chimple, a combination of chin and dimple. Did she coin it? This is part of a complete episode.
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