mod. a stylistic replacement for the. (Especially in citizens band radio jargon and much daily colloquial speech. It is the pervasive overuse of this form that makes it notable as colloquial.) : Can you tell me where that next rest stop is?
mod. a stylistic modifier of personal and place names and some other nouns that do not normally take modifiers. (Citizens band radio.) : How do I get to that Kansas City?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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