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catfishing

catfishing  n.— «The exact day the first North Carolina politician hooked his thumbs in his suspenders and referred to a “catfish amendment” is probably lost to history.…The term refers to a proposed change on a bill that...

zipper

zipper  n.— «A bill in the Florida Legislature died that targeted those motorists who speed up beside you, then cut you off when their lane ends. The offending drivers are commonly referred to as “zippers.”» —“Florida bill targeting...

woolybooger

woolybooger  n.— «“Why, we’re liable to be here until the Fourth of July,” declared Rep. John Levergood of Shawness and woollybooger fame. Levergood considers himself a watchdog in the House and bounces to the microphone to denounce...

woolly-booger

woolly-booger  n.— «Smithson, also a retired state trooper, called Roan’s amendment a “woolly-booger,” a colloquial term for last-minute language inserted in a bill that has far-reaching impact. “He’s a very sharp House member...

pop-up tax

pop-up tax  n.— «If the proposed bill—sponsored by Rep. Andy Meisner, D-Ferndale—passes and is signed into law, the buyer of Rimanelli’s home would be allowed to retain the current $3,500 tax bill, dodging the pop-up tax—the name given to...

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