flavor saver
n.— «And before we forget it, just what is that growth of hair under Jackson’s lip, anyhow? “Jud Buechler calls it a flavor saver,” Jackson said. “It’s my Frank Zappa look.”» —“Bickering Bulls Will Be The Life Of The NBA” by Bernie Lincicome Chicago Tribune Oct. 5, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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