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Ralph Kramden

Ralph Kramden
 n.— «In truth this get-up was pretty much the unvarying male uniform last summer also, but this year an unexpected element has been added to the look, and that is a burgeoning potbelly one might term the Ralph Kramden.» —“It’s Hip to Be Round” by Guy Trebay New York Times Aug. 13, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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