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gone pecan

gone pecan
 n.— «The Chief Assistant keeps a scoreboard in his office on Wins and Losses. One too many Losses and you’re a “gone pecan.”» —by Bob E. Lee Writ Denied Jan. 9, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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