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putty medals

putty medals is the plural of putty medal.

Meaning of putty medal

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

Questions about putty medals

What is putty medals the plural of?
Putty medals is the plural of putty medal.

Words near putty medals in the dictionary

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

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