TATT
n.— «As they say in the medical profession, the Government is “TATT”—tired all the time.» —“Harney driven by ‘political desperation’ when stating problems of A&E units” by Sandra Ryan Irish Medical Times (Dublin, Ireland) Apr. 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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