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Pass the trash, ibby-jibbies

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

pass the trash v. to repeatedly reassign bad teachers to different classes or schools. A synonym for trade turkeys and dance of the lemons.

ibby-jibbies n.pl. a variant of “heebie-jeebies,” meaning extreme nervousness or “the willies.”

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Grant Barrett