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a hanger and a flogger

a hanger and a flogger is the alternative form of hanger and flogger.

Meaning of hanger and flogger

Noun

hanger and flogger (plural hangers and floggers)

  1. (UK, derogatory) A person who is in favor of severe criminal penalties, especially capital punishment or corporal punishment.
    • I am certainly not a hanger and flogger and I hate the occasions when we have to deprive someone of their liberty, but sometimes that has to be done.1994 April 25, Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe, “Criminal Justice And Public Order Bill”, in parliamentary debates (House of Lords), column 487

Forms of a hanger and a flogger

pluralhangers and floggers

Questions about a hanger and a flogger

What is a hanger and a flogger the alternative form of?
A hanger and a flogger is the alternative form of hanger and flogger.

Words near a hanger and a flogger in the dictionary

  1. a good look
  2. a good many
  3. a great deal
  4. a great many
  5. a hair past a freckle
  6. a hanger and a flogger
  7. a healthy body is a healthy mind
  8. a hit dog hollers
  9. a hit dog will holler
  10. a hoot and a holler
  11. a horse apiece

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