clam

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clam definition


  1. n.
    a dollar. (Underworld.) : You got a couple of clams I can bum for a little bottle?
  2. n.
    a tight-lipped person. : Suddenly, she became a clam and wouldn't talk anymore.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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clam

In addition to the idiom beginning with clam, also see happy as the day is long (as a clam).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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