wingman

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 02:12:14PM -0800, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>
> Does the slang sense appear in the movie? If so, I missed
> it. Or are actual wingmen "wingmen"?

I don't think it appears in the movie, it's just the concept
of one's wingman being one's close supporter, both personally
and professionally.

Jesse Sheidlower

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