circular file

circular file

noun Facetious.
a wastebasket.

Origin:
1945–50
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Circular file is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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circular file definition


and round file
  1. n.
    a wastebasket. (See also file thirteen.) : Most of the junk mail sits here until I can put it into the circular file. , Oh, that letter? It went straight to the round file.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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