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- proper noun A short version of
Frederick ,Alfred , orWilfred , also used as a formal malegiven name . - proper noun military, slang Nickname for the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, widely used by USAF aircrews.
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Examples
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FRED FLEMING, FARMER: I'm a recovering conventional farmer; I'm ten years into my program, my name's Fred.
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And if Jason Perlow, or FRED wants to continue to post, perhaps Jason and Fred would be so kind as to post a legitimate ‘profile’, much like other legitimate contributors to this blog.
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His old name, the one I bought him by, was Fred -- _Fred_!
Queed Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905
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OK, well, it seems pretty clear that in the political arena, the name Fred Thompson is basically associated with the word, "Feh."
WATCH: Newt Gingrich Endorsed By Fred Thompson -- The Video That Should Have Been The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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OK, well, it seems pretty clear that in the political arena, the name Fred Thompson is basically associated with the word, "Feh."
WATCH: Newt Gingrich Endorsed By Fred Thompson -- The Video That Should Have Been The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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English Teacher Fred is an American who has been teaching English in Vietnam since 2001, long enough to understand that traditional methods of teaching and learning a second language do not work.
How Learn English: Listen, Laugh, and Stare « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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The word Fred, which is now synonymous with "moronic gullible dolt" will live on long after we tire of making fun of its quaint comments.
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We already had a John Doe, so the EMS worker gave him the name Fred.
A-J Phoebe McPhee 2002
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Catching his breath, he said, Guy fitting Holloway’s description checked in two hours ago under the name Fred Lawson.
The Blue Nowhere Jeffery Deaver 2001
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For me, the betrayal is Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus and the value is comedy.
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