lucky sperm club
n.— «He says Barron Hilton, heir to the Conrad Hilton hotel empire, belongs to the “Lucky Sperm Club.”» —“Trump’s greatest project: Himself” by David Greising Chicago Sun-Times Dec. 13, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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