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code browns

code browns is the plural of code brown.

Meaning of code brown

Noun

code brown (plural code browns)

  1. (humorous) The situation of a person defecating in an undesirable location (e.g. hospital bed or retail store), requiring cleanup.
    • I hear the store speaker call for a cleanup crew: "Code brown on Aisle 2 with a possible runaway cart track to 16."2005 September 9, Bruce Michaud, “Dog-day misery in Aisle 16”, in North of Tampa, St. Petersburg Times, page 2

Questions about code browns

What is code browns the plural of?
Code browns is the plural of code brown.

Words near code browns in the dictionary

  1. code block
  2. code blocks
  3. code blue
  4. code blues
  5. code brown
  6. code browns
  7. code cart
  8. code cave
  9. code caves
  10. code completion
  11. code completions

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