frequent flyer
n.— «I didn’t run a 911 call till around 1600 I think and boy was that guy a winner…The engine co. requests for the diabetic, we get there this guys puking and the engine boss is giving me the “he’s a frequent flyer’ wink, he has an ID tag form Sinai from yesterday when he was last there. The guy is an ass, hes 2 blocks from Sinai hospital but wants to go to Froedtert which is another 8 miles out of the way cause they give him bus fare.» —“No surprise here…“ by grovefireman Fo sho-nuff good readin’ (Wisconsin) Sept. 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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