Hurricane
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| - | '''hurricane''' ''n.'' '''1.''' A cleansing device manifested through the agent of a tropical cyclone, with manifestly dangerous winds and the redistribution of water. | + | '''hurricane''' ''n.'' '''1.''' A cleansing device manifested through the agent of a tropical cyclone, with manifestly dangerous winds and the redistribution of water. '''2.''' A popular drink on Bourbon Street of (Old) New Orleans. '''3.''' A boxer [[Frame job|framed]] for murder in the '60s (Rubin "Hurricane" Carter). |
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| + | "''One suspects the Hurricane will not be served in New Orleans again; at least not without a certain sense of irony, though that good old fashion fatalistic hedonism may someday take hold again....''" -- Wolf Blitzer, trying to be cute while discussing Pat O'Brien's, a New Orleans bar that specialized in a drink name the Hurricane. | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, 20 Sep 2005
hurricane n. 1. A cleansing device manifested through the agent of a tropical cyclone, with manifestly dangerous winds and the redistribution of water. 2. A popular drink on Bourbon Street of (Old) New Orleans. 3. A boxer framed for murder in the '60s (Rubin "Hurricane" Carter).
Usage
"One suspects the Hurricane will not be served in New Orleans again; at least not without a certain sense of irony, though that good old fashion fatalistic hedonism may someday take hold again...." -- Wolf Blitzer, trying to be cute while discussing Pat O'Brien's, a New Orleans bar that specialized in a drink name the Hurricane.
