Codel

Codel
 n.— «“Paris—Codel (congressional delegation) desires use U.S. Army car and chauffeur. Reserve three for first show and dinner best table Lido 8-16.” The Lido is the Paris night club famous for its undraped girlies.» —“Washington Merry-Go-Round” by Drew Pearson Manitowoc Herald-Times (Wisc.) Sept. 4, 1962. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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