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  • noun humorous A notional space in which large objects can be stored until needed.

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hammer space, referring to the large mallets often produced from nowhere by cartoon characters.

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  • The place where Bugs Bunny and many anime characters keep their hammers. Like the Bag of Holding in Dungeons and Dragons.

    Also, the place where the immortals on Highlander carry their swords when they wear flappy trenchcoats that wave in the breeze (defeating the point of wearing a trenchcoat to hide their sword).

    November 12, 2007

  • Not to be confused with Hammertime.

    March 24, 2008