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- noun Plural form of
rathole . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rathole .
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Examples
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That is why I suckered Anthony in using the word proof (rather than prove) — provoking this knucklehead to wander further and further down the ratholes of his mind.
Matthew Yglesias » For Democrats, Even a 2010 Win Will Feel Like a Loss 2010
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China is using the hard-earned savings of its people, which could have been devoted to building globally competitive companies, and is instead throwing them down 100,000 state-owned ratholes so that Chinese workers can produce artificially cheap products for American consumers to enjoy.
China Menace?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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And Census Bureau findings suggest that Democrats are fleeing their urban ratholes for cushy Republican Sunbelt States in search of central air and Cheesecake Factories aplenty.
HUFFPOST HILL - START Treaty At 1st And Goal Eliot Nelson 2010
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And Census Bureau findings suggest that Democrats are fleeing their urban ratholes for cushy Republican Sunbelt States in search of central air and Cheesecake Factories aplenty.
HUFFPOST HILL - START Treaty At 1st And Goal Eliot Nelson 2010
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People no longer have the luxury of pouring their hard-earned money into failed-state ratholes just to salve their consciences.
Welcome to the Green World... GayandRight 2009
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"America is not perfect, but it a helluva lot better than some of these other ratholes in the world like Iran and North Korea."
legitgov 2009
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We've just dumped at least $500 billion into a series of ratholes -- AIG, Citi, Bear Stearns, etc. -- that contribute no real value to the economy other than to move money around.
Charles J. Brown: The Real Face of the Big Three Bailout 2009
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First, we've been pouring taxpayer funds down the ratholes created by credit default swaps.
Can you feel the optimism? Ann Althouse 2009
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Before the last helicopter lifts off. the Herbies will crawl out of their ratholes and turn on the nightmare again.
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Americans also are mindful of the several trillion dollars that are being poured down the Iraq Occupation and "war on terror" ratholes, all to the detriment of our own infrastructure and social-program needs at home.
"What's With Your 'Crazy' U.S Politics?" -- A Letter to European Friends 2008
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