God wink

God wink
 n.— «We began to get things separated when a semi truck arrived, unbenownst to them, from Iowa. (Again a God wink because it was from the area in Iowa that Sarah is from) So God allowed us to help them unload this truck and then begin the sorting again.» —“Heading to Perkinston, MS” Hurricane Relief to Perkinston, MS (Huntsville, Alabama) Sept. 9, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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