DYKWIA
n.— «“Bill probably gave the cop the old ‘don’t you know who I am’ routine and pissed him/her off.” “I don’t know how ya’ll respond to DYKWIA in California, but in Nashville, nothing will get you nowhere quicker than that phrase.”» —“Re: Step on the scale, Bill…” by wndsrnnwtn@aol.com (Victoria) Usenet: alt.tv.pol-incorrect Oct. 8, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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