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The Tower Formerly Known as Sears

A moniker for the recently renamed Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly known as Sears Tower from 1973-2009.

Used by Chicagoans to avoid using the name Willis Tower.

Similar in structure to The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, which the music artist Prince crafted for legal reason to produce music outside the control of his corporate music label, until such time as he could regain his rightful name.
Passenger: Could you please take me to Willis Tower?
Cabbie: What you talkin bout, Willis?
Passenger: Oh, I'm sorry, I mean The Tower Formerly Known as Sears.
Cabbie: Sure.
by aslan8 July 28, 2009
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Alan Shearer

Its Alan Shearer on the ball....its Shearer... GOAL!
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Sears Cadillac

A pair of shoes. Possibly archaic - dates back to when a Cadillac was considered a highly desirable car.
"I couldn't get my jalopy running, so I had to take the Sears Cadillac to work"

"His dusty boots -his Sears Cadillac" - Jimi Hendrix, "Highway Chile"
by quasarmotorsports December 10, 2009
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swearstitute

Using a politically correct, socially acceptable, word or phrase, in replacement of vulgarity.
Jennifer knew she had to use a swearstitute in math class or her teacher would publicly embarrass her. She proclaimed, Oh, schniggle, I dropped my pencil!

Oh, schniggles!
Oh, schiggle!
Goul darn it!
Oh, sugar!
H E double tooth picks!
H E double hockey sticks!
Oh Geez Louise
What the hey!
Son of a gun!
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jamie lynn spears

A girl who is trying to be like her big sister, Britney Spears- a whore with big tits and big ass. But JamieLynn won't succeed on it because she's flatter than the wall and has no ass. But the whore part was right.
Jamie Lynn Spears will most likely knock on your door and ask for a dildo.
by Kevin (Britney's Husband) September 25, 2006
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non-offensive swears

Oh Ffffffuuuuuuuuuuu..........nnnnnn!
Miss Goody2Shoes to Friend - "How naughty was that giggle giggle?"
by MissM July 11, 2005
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Neyde Spears

A skinny queen from twitter, from the late 2000s to 2010.
oh, look its neyde spears!
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