rubber ear
n.— «Steven came up and spoke to me before the game saying he was not feeling too well but I gave him the rubber ear and told him he was playing and to get on with it.» —“Football: Lossie Put The Shutters Up At Last” by Steven Rattray Scottish Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Dec. 8, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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