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bought air

bought air noun: air that has been cooled by air conditioning.

Noun

bought air (uncountable)

  1. (Southern US, US, colloquial, dated, especially, humorous) Air that has been cooled by air conditioning.
    • First day of summer in Alabama is HOT. Dobby [a dog] is ready for some bought air!2020 June 20, Cindy Shackleford, post on Instagram
    • "If Gramma were here, she'd tell you to stop letting all the bought air out," Emmy answered. Which was true. Gramma had been a child of the Depression. Waste not, want not. And letting ice-cold "bought" air drift outside was a pet peeve of hers.2020, Sasha Summers, Jace

Questions about bought air

What does bought air mean?
Bought air means air that has been cooled by air conditioning.
What part of speech is bought air?
Bought air is a noun.

Words near bought air in the dictionary

  1. boughs
  2. bought
  3. bought a dog and barked oneself
  4. bought a pup
  5. bought a ticket to
  6. bought air
  7. bought and paid for
  8. bought back
  9. bought down
  10. bought in
  11. bought into

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