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go code
 v. phr.— «Mr. Mitchell and other deputies responded to a 1:15 a.m. call for help from Leonard police regarding a disturbance in progress. Mr. Mitchell was “going code,” which is a word used to describe in a hurry, traveling on State Highway 11.» —“Fallen officer honored” by Mary Jane Farmer Herald Democrat (Sherman, Texas) Jan. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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