Angryphone
n.— «Then the producer of the thriller series 24—starring onetime Canadian Kiefer Sutherland—claimed he was considering a fan’s suggestion to use some Quebec terrorists as the next foes for 24’s hero Jack Bauer. Who? Angryphones? Sellers of poutine? City blue-collar workers? Surely Jack can find somebody more menacing to torture.» —“And another thing…“ Gazette (Montreal, Canada) Apr. 14, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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