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barracks lawyer

barracks lawyer noun: a know-it-all.

Noun

barracks lawyer (plural barracks lawyers)

  1. (slang) A know-it-all.
    • "'Life?' Do you call this 'life,' you barracks lawyer?" he growled in his bronzed Adam's apple.1912 September, Clarence L. Cullen, “The Hangman and Pedro Salazar”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume XLVII, number 6, page 944, column 1

Forms of barracks lawyer

pluralbarracks lawyers

Questions about barracks lawyer

What does barracks lawyer mean?
Barracks lawyer means a know-it-all.
What part of speech is barracks lawyer?
Barracks lawyer is a noun.
What is the plural of barracks lawyer?
The plural of barracks lawyer is barracks lawyers.

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