Three-alarm
| Main Entry: | three-alarm |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | five-alarm |
| Example: | She thinks it's a three-alarm situation. |
| Etymology: | as in the number of fire alarms corresponding to the number of firefighters called to a scene |
| Usage: | informal |
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Three-alarm
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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