bluebird
n.— «The pre-tax number was—well, depending on how you slice it, the pre-tax number was 8 or 9, and I would say that, you know, on a non, kind of a bluebird basis, that number is probably closer to 5.» —“Q4 2005 PolyOne Corporation Earnings Conference Call – Final” Voxant FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire Feb. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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