liquid thesaurus
n.— «After the author has been to the suburban shopping mall men’s room three or four times to consult the pint of “liquid thesaurus” that authors carry at all times in case they have to go to bookstore signings in suburban shopping malls, it’s time for talk radio.» —by P.J. O’Rourke Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut , 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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