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[US] Fortune Aug. 47: Corny music is what generally happens when a sweet band, or long-underwear gang, tries to play hot.
at long-underwear gang (n.) under long underwear, n.
[US] Fortune Aug. 47/1 In sum, Mr. Brown plays plenty trombone or, as his friend suggested, a gang o’ horn.
at plenty, adj.
[US] Fortune July 170: There are reefer pads.
at pad, n.2
[US] Fortune Feb. 122: Guns slugging at close range.
at slug, v.2
[US] Fortune 15 Apr. 15/3: Not only must they find gainful jobs for their boomers [...] they also have fewer workers in the productive 25- to 65-year age group to carry the social costs imposed by the very young and the very old [OED].
at boomer, n.6
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