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A minute and a huff

Posted by ??? December 02, 2003In reply to A minute and a huff posted by ESC on December 02, 2003

zeugma \ZOOG-muh\ noun -- The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one (as in "opened the door and
her heart to the homeless boy"). Example sentence: "She left in a huff and a Chevy," said Jack, employing vivid zeugma to report of Marissa's departure. (The Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster) for November 28, 2003.)

Groucho Marx in Duck Soup
You can leave in a taxi. If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff.

That's a funnier example.

You can leave in a huff and the buff. ??

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