"through the wazoo" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: Probably a blend of through the roof + out the wazoo. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|through the roof|out the wazoo|nocap=1}} blend of through the roof + out the wazoo Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} through the wazoo, {{en-PP}} through the wazoo
  1. (colloquial) Synonym of out the wazoo Tags: colloquial Synonyms: out the wazoo [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-through_the_wazoo-en-prep_phrase-VFmSqQ4C Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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