hillbilly chrome
n.— «I still wear those to this day. Some old guy in Nashville even offered to buy me a new pair. I’ve had those eight years and there’s holes in them, hillbilly chrome [duct tape] on top, but the fit is right. I had a fight over those boots.» —“Uncharted Country—Hank Williams Iiiset To Make His Mark” by Dan Aquilante New York Post Sept. 17, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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