"ODTAA" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: The expression is reputed to have gone around the colonial clubs of the distant countries of the British Empire in the Victorian period. It came to fame with the publication of the book ODTAA in 1926 by John Masefield. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} ODTAA
  1. (abbreviation, mildly vulgar) one damn thing after another Tags: abbreviation, mildly, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ODTAA-en-phrase-2v37jYbG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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