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Hold ’er, Newt! This primarily Southern idiom means either "Hold on tight!" or "Giddy-up!" It apparently derives from the idea of a high-spirited horse. Variants of this expression sometimes add "she's headed for the rhubarb" or "she's headed for the barn!" This is part of a complete episode.


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