sugar sheriff

sugar sheriff
 n.— «I don’t want government to be the “grease police” or “sugar sheriff” and tell people what to eat or not eat.» —“Campaigning for a Healthier America” by Healthbeat: Mike Huckabee Newsweek May 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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