only meatball in the rice
n.— «So many Jew fro’s at the party that for once, it was hard to spot Alex in the crowd….except that he’s usually the only “meatball in the rice.”» —“Gawker / Lifehacker party” by justinwstephens Flickr Mar. 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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