TV words

[Wilson Gray]

How about "salt-and-pepper team," used by TV cops to refer to a couple
consisting of a black man and a white woman.

-Wilson

I've heard this used iin the wild, too,, but I first heard it on TV.

On 12/19/06, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> How 'bout "stifle" as an intransitive verb?
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> > Did "meathead" and a couple of other terms of abuse originate
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> > Definitely already around.
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