hillbilly chrome
n.— «Take my advice, don’t waste your time with rags or hillbilly chrome (duct tape).» —“Re: Moth balls” by J. Phillips Usenet: rec.sport.snowmobiles June 18, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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