wallet

  • 21wallet — [19] Etymologically, a wallet may be something ‘rolled’ up. The word originally denoted a ‘traveller’s pack’; its application to a ‘small flat case for money and papers’ arose in 19th century American English. It was probably borrowed from an… …

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  • 22wallet neuropathy — n. Lower back pain caused by sitting on an overstuffed wallet kept in a back pants pocket. Example Citations: Physiotherapists have coined the term wallet neuropathy for the lower back pain caused by men sitting down (such as when driving or in… …

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  • 23Wallet gun — A wallet gun is a concealed firearm. It is a small handgun covered in leather or cloth in a wallet shape with openings for the barrel and trigger to disguise it as a wallet (at least at first glance).External links*… …

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  • 24wallet biopsy — (wawl.ut BY.awp.see) n. The determination of a person s financial status or health insurance coverage before admitting that person to a hospital or before performing an expensive procedure. Example Citation: Mr. Kramer passed what is perhaps the… …

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  • 25wallet share — (WAWL.ut shayr) n. The proportion of a consumer s disposable income allotted to a single company. Example Citation: Kuntz said what surprised GM of Canada is the company has generated so much interest when other companies have introduced numerous …

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  • 26Wallet/Puffer/Smokes/Keys — Infobox Single Name = Wallet/Puffer/Smokes/Keys Artist = The Cops from Album = Stomp On Tripwires B side = Released = April 4 2005 Format = Seven Inch Record Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Illustrious Artists/Reverberation Writer …

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  • 27wallet-screw — The situation of reassuring a customer of the value of his or her purchase by charging as much for it as possible. The customers are filled with a warm afterglow and are sure it must be good because it was expensive. Mutually rewarding in… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 28wallet-screw — The situation of reassuring a customer of the value of his or her purchase by charging as much for it as possible. The customers are filled with a warm afterglow and are sure it must be good because it was expensive. Mutually rewarding in… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 29wallet — /wol it, waw lit/, n. 1. a flat, folding pocketbook, esp. one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver s license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins. 2. Chiefly Brit. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet… …

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  • 30Wallet — Карманная книга; записная книжка …

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