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blue-bird

blue-bird
 n.— «Her quota production is correct, but since she was the first salesperson in the company, she got a lot of “blue-bird” sales that came to her because she was the first, and for a while, the only salesperson in the company» —by Tony Beshara The Job Search Solution Nov. 30, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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