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rat hole 

A place where you put some money to save that no one knows about.
father to son...... Son, you better rat hole some money.
rat hole by steven algren December 28, 2008

rat hole 

A person or friend, outside an entity to secretly move money or launder money making it appear to have earned money legally.
He persuaded friends outside the company to act as “rat holes”, handing them stakes in each new issue, which would belong to that person on paper, but which, in fact, would be originator's money and originator’s stake.
rat hole by unirobber April 23, 2018

Rat Hole 

Made famous by the TWIT podcast Macbreak Weekly, a rat hole is when a discussion follows a constant tangent and ends up with a topic that has nothing to do with the original discussion.
That discussion of Macs which changed into a discussion of classical music was quite the rat hole.
Rat Hole by Steven Legault January 21, 2008

rat hole 

where rats live. aka the gutter.
Caruso comes from a rat hole.
rat hole by suhockey13 September 5, 2008

rat hole 

A person or thing acting in an annoying manner.
My sister was being a rat hole because she wouldn't stop singing.
rat hole by 10532067 October 24, 2011

rat-hole 

To digress in an extensive way. To divert the conversation to a topic that is not only unrelated to the topic at hand, but a topic that will likely have no immediate resolution either.
That's an interesting discussion, but let's stay on track and not go down a rat-hole.
rat-hole by The Colonel July 18, 2003
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countrypolitan 

Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
countrypolitan by MOChick November 7, 2006
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