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- noun The quality of being a
duck .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Microsoft case flowered into a full-scale antitrust war on May 18, 1998, just as the Monica Lewinsky scandal was bringing premature lame duckness to Bill Clinton in his second term.
The Trustbusters' Last Meal Ticket Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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From Prigord, Michaela and I drove farther into the heart of duckness, heading southwest to the medieval town of Auch.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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From Prigord, Michaela and I drove farther into the heart of duckness, heading southwest to the medieval town of Auch.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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And lame-duckness from day one would not be empowering.
While McCain Watches 2008
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Impeachment -- that antsy elephant sitting behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she tries to exploit the lame-duckness of Herrs Bu$ch and Cheezey -- is retaking its rightful place at the table.
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Bush and his lame duckness will only get worse and worse until he's out of office.
The split-screen in the 2004 presidential debates helped Bush. Ann Althouse 2007
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And then there's Mr. Clinton, prowling Washington in search of his legacy, insisting to anyone who'll listen -- and there are fewer of those as your lame-duckness gets worse -- that he'll be busy until his last day.
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Welcome to the world of lame - duckness, which will almost certainly grow progressively l ...
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I don't take a word back and, as matter of record (and ego) claim to have been first to attach lame duckness to Obama in relation to health care legislation.
AMERICAN DIGEST 2010
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President Bush, with an outcome that further reinforces his lame duckness, held no sway over members.
Hotline On Call 2008
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