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Yank tank

Yank tank
 n.— «The mayor says he hopes to increase the fee to $20 next year, with a special super-sized congestion charge of $50 on the vehicles he hates most—those gas-guzzling, road-hogging, American-style sport-utility vehicles. They are known in London as Yank tanks.» —“London drivers bristle over fee” in London, England Detroit Free Press (Michigan) Mar. 1, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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