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philfing

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 26, 2007 · 1 Comment

June bug

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 8, 2007 · Add Comment

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bills

Posted by Grant Barrett on May 31, 2007 · Add Comment

bills n.— «I remember the first time I saw a Jamaican $100 bill. It was at home in St. Thomas and an “uncle’ was visiting from the United States.…I do not know when the $100 became a “bills,” as it is commonly referred to (it has been more recently referred to as a “dollar,” no doubt [...]
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pant load

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 6, 2006 · Add Comment

pant load n.— «If there was ever any doubt that Kiper has no creditbillity just watch how he cosigns all of Art’s lies.What a pant load this guy has become.» —“Hey Mel Time To Swallow” Usenet: alt.sports.football.pro.baltimore Dec. 23, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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black aspirin

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 6, 2006 · Add Comment

black aspirin n.— «“Don’t you do that in front of the doctor!” he ordered the unconscious man, and I have little doubt that he would have kicked him hard and often—in short, given him what used to be called in prison warders’ parlance “the black aspirin,” which is to say the prison warder’s boot—if I had [...]
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bucket biology

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 1, 2006 · Add Comment

bucket biology n.— «There’s no doubt in my mind that northern pike have been put in.…I think it’s called “bucket biology.” They probably were brought over here from the Valentine refuge lakes during the winter.» —“Merritt Fishing Offers Something for Everyone” by Larry Porter Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska) Sept. 5, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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