"glass arm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glass arms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glass arm (plural glass arms)
  1. (slang) A stiff arm resulting from a long session of CB radio operation. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-glass_arm-en-noun-S7fAMxmR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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