civil serpent

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civil serpent definition

n.
a civil servant. : You have no idea the kinds of things “civil serpents” have to put up with.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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