PARISH PUMP

PRONUNCIATION: (par-ish PUHMP)

MEANING: noun: A water pump shared by people within a small area.
adjective: Of local, often trivial, interest or importance.

ETYMOLOGY: From parish (a small area, especially one that has its own church) + pump, of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1840.
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PARISH PUMP - the Celtics center's characteristic preliminary motion with the ball toward the basket before taking his shot

PARISH PIMP - companion of Tom Lehrer's Old Dope Peddler

PARISH PLUMP - the local priest is chubby