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Kelly day

Kelly day n. a day off or vacation day taken at a scheduled interval in addition to normal time off or vacation. Also Kelly shift. Etymological Note: It has been claimed as early as 1953 that this term comes from Edward Joseph Kelly, mayor of...

fetcher bill

fetcher bill  n.— «politicians routinely submit legislative bills that would take money from various persons or groups, and then withdraw them once (constitutionally protected) payments are made. These bills go by different names. In...

dualie

dualie  n.— «St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto, Illinois is the home for this 1978 Ford F Series “dualie” pickup.» —by Paul Mclaughlin Ford 4x4s 1935-1990 Photo History Dec. 9, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued...

care bear

care bear  n.— «Sitting in his squad car on the westbound lane of Interstate 70 near Troy, Illinois State Trooper Scott Becker wasn’t getting a lot of chances to write speeding tickets.…Becker was just there to let the drivers know...

Tsunami Tuesday

Tsunami Tuesday  n.— «February 5, a.k.a. “Tsunami Tuesday,” is not just going to be anchored by California’s primary. Other big states, like New York, New Jersey, Illinois and possibly Texas, are going to be on the same day...

guap

guap
 n.— «Need dat guap nigga. Niggas out here hungry we tryn to eat nephew.» —“Swagger Kingz” in Chicago, Illinois MySpace Feb. 2, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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