"chat-down"

[Ben Zimmer]

Nonce for now, but I could see it becoming popular...

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http://www.npr.org/2011/08/16/139643652/next-in-line-for-the-tsa-a-thorough-chat-down
NPR Morning Edition, 8/16/11, "Next In Line For The TSA? A Thorough 'Chat-Down'"
Unlike the usual security pat-down, the profiling process is what you
might call a "chat-down."
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--bgz

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