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rusty nails

rusty nails is the plural of rusty nail.

Meaning of rusty nail

Noun

rusty nail (plural rusty nails)

  1. A cocktail made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch.
  2. (derogatory, slang, uncommon) A has-been, a person whose fame or influence is rapidly declining.

Questions about rusty nails

What is rusty nails the plural of?
Rusty nails is the plural of rusty nail.

Words near rusty nails in the dictionary

  1. rusty blackbirds
  2. rusty dusties
  3. rusty dusty
  4. rusty guts
  5. rusty nail
  6. rusty nails
  7. rusty pitohui
  8. rusty pitohuis
  9. rusty plum aphid
  10. rusty sheriff's badge
  11. rusty thicketbird

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