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gazelle on the lawn en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) Synonym of gazelle in the garden.
    • Jerry Hart leaned over to whisper in Carey's ear: "Why don't someone tell Washburn there's a gazelle on the lawn?" he said. Carey turned a puzzled look at him. "That crumb he's got there on his lip! We call it a 'gazelle on the lawn' out home. Some one ought to put him wise; it may grow there." 1916, Charles Gilman Norris, The Amateur, page 63:

Synonyms

gazelle in the garden