redheaded Eskimo
n.— «On Capitol Hill, legislation carefully tailored to the needs of a tiny constituency is sometimes called a “Redheaded Eskimo.” He is in the Jobs Creation Act under “expenses paid by certain whaling captains in support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling.”» —“Redheaded Eskimo” by P.J. O’Rourke The Atlantic Jan.-Feb., 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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