pork chop
n.— «Gibson graduated in 1977 and did a tour of duty in the Navy as a supply officer, a “Pork Chop” in Navy parlance.» —“Couple perform musical living history” by John Barnhart Bedford Bulletin (Va.) Apr. 27, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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