flat-out

1. plain, open and direct

2. at full speed

3. total, complete

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gumshoe

1. a rubber soled shoe or a rubber boot

2. a detective

3. a police officer

4. to walk stealthily

The gumshoe pulled up an put a gumshoe clad foot on the ground before the suspect fired a warning shot.

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any of the various political scandal involving people who take care of children for a living (nannies) (patterned after watergate)

Nannygate became an unexpected hazard in the political arena. (example of nannygate)

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funding for a political campaign provided well in advance of the start of the campaign

If she really did want the seat in the senate, she would probably have been hiding an illicit war chest.

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a young man who is selfless, caring and rejects dominance and machismo

If he were a nice guy maybe she would listen.

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slang for the deforming disease known as elephantiasis(a good example of how a word related to health care can be misheard so easily)

He could have come back from his trip with elephantitis.

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