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two-and-barbecue

two-and-barbecue
 other.— «The Lutes were 0-2 and out the past two years at nationals. “Lose two and barbecue. That’s what we called it.”» —“Pacific Blanks Kearney Stout Slams Solo Homer in 9th” by Mike Baldwin Saturday Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) May 21, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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