chicken in the basket
n.— «Consistency is death, singing the same song, over and over, becoming a parody, serving yourself up in Vegas for the chicken in the basket crowd.» —“Re: Madonna II?!!” by Nigel E. Richardson Usenet: alt.fan.madonna Sept. 5, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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