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Hippity Hop to the Barber Shop

A slang phrase used to express the desire for someone else to leave. Roughly equialent to telling someone to get the hell out.

First known occurance of the phrase was on the U.S. sitcom "Scrubs", said by Dr. Cox when telling Elliot Reed to leave
Dr. Cox: Get out of here, go ahead, go, go, hippity hop to the barber shop
by Conor Clarke March 27, 2008
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two shakes of a barber's dick

A short length of time. An idiom of assurance that results will follow post-haste.
I'll be there in two shakes of a barber's dick.
by francoi$ December 13, 2009
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Trump Lung
An appropriate nickname for CoViD-19, aka the novel coronavirus that has led to a worldwide pandemic. Named after Trump to mark his monumental malfeasance which will result in at least hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S.
Bob's in the hospital, he caught a case of Trump Lung.
by Apostle of Carlin April 05, 2020

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by random_boiz October 26, 2020
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You can pay the barber, but you can't buy him breakfast.

17th century idiom.

A formal deductive logical device used in a debate that simultaneously agrees and disagrees with any proceeding statement or argument.

See also "It's a dog-eat-dog world, Winston Churchill said that."
A: Al you old son of a bitch, how you doing? how you feel about the Dolphins? That call last night was aweful.

B: As far as I see it, you can pay the barber, but you can't buy him breakfast.
by elip October 29, 2014
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Christian Elliott Monroe Barber

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Tony Barber

An affectionate reference by Australians to a $100 note, named after 1980s quiz show host Tony Barber, who used to randomly provide cash prizes to contestants (eg. a $100 note from out of his pocket) on TV show “Sale Of The Century”.
I’ll need to grab some Tony Barbers from the ATM.
by Jizzlobberz February 24, 2023
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