sweater puppies
n.pl.— «If you don’t want to be insulted like that, stop tuning in to watch Anderson’s sweater puppies wiggle.» —“On TV: These ratings are no laughing matter” by Melanie McFarland Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington) Nov. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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