gone pecan
n.— «Aucoin reminds Burke that, if he doesn’t have copies of the betting sheets by Tuesday, “I’m a gone pecan.”» —“Tapes of secret phone calls center on Connick’s involvement” by Joe Gyan Jr. Baton Rouge State Times (La.) June 28, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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