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SMITHFIELD BARGAIN
PRONUNCIATION: (SMITH-feeld bar-guhn)
MEANING: noun 1. A bargain in which the buyer is taken advantage of. 2. A marriage of convenience, especially for money.
ETYMOLOGY: After Smithfield, London, the site of the famous Bartholomew Fair (1133-1855). Earliest documented use: 1664. ______________________________
IS M.I.T. H-FIELD BARGAIN? - Crimson headline questioning whether it's actually a good idea to sell them Harvard Stadium at the announced price
SMITH: FIE! L.E.D. BARGAIN ! - Smith! Shame on you! You missed the opportunity to save us a fortune in lighting bills !
SMITHFIELD BEAR GAIN - the Fair will be advertising the World's Heaviest Ursine if Papa Bear doesn't go on a diet soon
SMITHFIELD BAR? AGAIN? - That makes how many times they've raided that pub?
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KRYPTONITE
PRONUNCIATION: (KRIP-tuh-nyt)
MEANING: noun: A vulnerability, especially in someone who seems otherwise unstoppable.
ETYMOLOGY: After Krypton, Superman’s home planet, whose explosion scattered radioactive kryptonite. Earliest documented use: 1943. _____________________________
KRYPTONIZE - to blow your own planet to smithereens
KAY-P TONITE - don't look now, but it's your day for potato-peeling duty
KRY TONITE - what you'll do when you break up with your baby this afternoon
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