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noun, plural smok·eys. (often initial capital letter) Slang.
1.
an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
2.
a state police car.
Also called Smokey Bear.
Origin:
1970–75, Americanism; shortened from Smokey the Bear, a cartoon figure used in the U. S. Forest Service's fire prevention campaign, depicted wearing a hat similar to those worn by state police officers
1970–75, Americanism; shortened from Smokey the Bear, a cartoon figure used in the U. S. Forest Service's fire prevention campaign, depicted wearing a hat similar to those worn by state police officers
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Smokey
is always a great word to know.
So is schlemiel. Does it mean:
| unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall, audacity, or nerve |
| an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right |
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Smokey (the Bear) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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