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putty medal

putty medal noun: a shiny medal awarded for something insignificant.

Noun

putty medal (plural putty medals)

  1. (humorous) A shiny medal awarded for something insignificant.
    • ‘Come around and pin a putty medal on me for minding my own business.’1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 77
    • “Fancy that,” Pop-In Jay was amazed, “a main street without a name. You all deserve a putty medal!”2009, Karin Steyn, Pop-In Jay Pomp, page 8

putty medal meaning in Tamil

putty medal in Tamil

புன்பரிசு

Forms of putty medal

pluralputty medals

Questions about putty medal

What does putty medal mean?
Putty medal means a shiny medal awarded for something insignificant.
What is putty medal in Tamil?
Putty medal in Tamil is புன்பரிசு. See Putty medal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is putty medal?
Putty medal is a noun.
What is the plural of putty medal?
The plural of putty medal is putty medals.

Words near putty medal in the dictionary

  1. putty in someone's fingers
  2. putty in someone's hands
  3. putty in the hands of someone
  4. putty knife
  5. putty knives
  6. putty medal
  7. putty medals
  8. putty powder
  9. putty powders
  10. putty rubber
  11. putty rubbers

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