Ethiopian in the woodpile

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Noun

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Ethiopian in the woodpile (plural Ethiopians in the woodpile)

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of nigger in the woodpile
    • 1958, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 85th Congress Second Session, page 2410:
      I am trying to find the Ethiopian in the woodpile. I would hate to have my good friend, the Senator from Oklahoma, discover a joker in the bill after he used his great talents to get the bill through
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