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in lame man's terms

in lame man's terms prepositional phrase: eggcorn of in layman's terms.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Eggcorn of in layman's terms.

Questions about in lame man's terms

What does in lame man's terms mean?
In lame man's terms means eggcorn of in layman's terms.
What part of speech is in lame man's terms?
In lame man's terms is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in lame man's terms in the dictionary

  1. in kid
  2. in kind
  3. in knots
  4. in labour
  5. in lamb
  6. in lame man's terms
  7. in lap
  8. in laps
  9. in layman's terms
  10. in laymen's terms
  11. in layperson's terms

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