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turkey

turkey n. a pet project funded via pork barrel politics. Editorial Note: This appears to be specific to Florida. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

turkey

turkey  n.— «The country’s major environmental groups Monday declared open season on a $112 million Oklahoma water project they say is one of 12 “Turkeys of the Year” that should be bagged by Congress.» —“Skiatook Project...

turkey

turkey  n.— «While generally pleased with the budget, Bush acknowledged that it does contain several special projects known in legislative parlance as “turkeys.”» —“Late-night flurry of bills breaks Florida House...

watermelon

watermelon  n.— «Major Robert D’Aubuisson, leader of the ultra right Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), likes to compare the Christian Democrats to a watermelon. “Green (the Christian Democrats’ official color) on the...

watermelon

watermelon  n.— «The keynote speaker, William H. Holms, presented a talk entitled, “Wimps, Weirdos and Watermelons,” in which he stated environmentalists were just a bunch of unemployed welfare-leeching Communists. He suggested...

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