barracks lawyer en · NOUN
Meanings
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(slang) A know-it-all.
"'Life?' Do you call this 'life,' you barracks lawyer?" he growled in his bronzed Adam's apple.
1912 September, Clarence L. Cullen, “The Hangman and Pedro Salazar”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume XLVII, number 6, page 944, column 1:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barracks lawyers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |