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is the bear Catholic

is the bear Catholic is the alternative form of is a bear Catholic.

Meaning of is a bear Catholic

Phrase

is a bear Catholic?

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
    • Ginny: Do you want me? / Isaac: Yes. I want you very much. You don’t need to ask that. / Ginny: You really want me? / Isaac: Is a bear Catholic? / Ginny: What are you talking about? / Isaac: It’s a variation on the old saw—here’s the whole thing. Is a bear Catholic? Does the Pope shit in the woods?1977, Bill Hotchkiss, “January 1, 1975”, in Fever in the Earth, Newcastle, Calif.: Blue Oak Press, →ISBN, chapter 10 (Numunana Lives in the Inyo), page 234

Questions about is the bear Catholic

What is is the bear Catholic the alternative form of?
Is the bear Catholic is the alternative form of is a bear Catholic.

Words near is the bear Catholic in the dictionary

  1. is taken ill
  2. is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me
  3. is that so
  4. is that the time
  5. is that what the kids are calling it these days
  6. is the bear Catholic
  7. is the case
  8. is the Pope a Catholic
  9. is the Pope a Muslim
  10. is the Pope Catholic
  11. is the Pope Jewish

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