double nickels

[duhb-uhl-nik-uhl]

dou·ble-nick·el

[duhb-uhl-nik-uhl]
noun Slang.
the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.

Origin:
1975–80
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Double nickels is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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double nickels definition


and double buffalo
  1. n.
    the number fifty-five; the fifty-five-mile-per-hour speed limit. (Originally citizens band radio. The buffalo is on one side of the nickel.) : You'd better travel right on those double nickels in through here. The bears are hungry. , Double buffalo is for trucks. You can go seventy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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