Alabama chrome
n.— «MARK CLEVELAND: DUCT TAPE? What the hell is Duct Tape doing here? TOM WINSTON: Alabama Chrome! Stefan Waters begins to wrap the duct tape around the wrists of Sillege.» —“[WRX]—[Saturday Night Rage!]” by Mike Emery Usenet: rec.sport.pro-wrestling.fantasy Aug. 1, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
There’s no evidence that anyone named Sam Hill inspired the phrase What in the Sam Hill? It’s almost certainly just a euphemism for What in the hell? This is part of a complete episode.
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