"Jesus year" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: Jesus year

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Especially in Nashville, I don’t talk about it. I will say I’ve done my Jesus year (he’s past 33, but he has yet to hit his Elvis year, 42).

Article or Document Title:
“For Morris, the Beat Influence Goes On”

Author:
Dave Hoekstra

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Chicago Sun-Times

Date of Publication:
Feb. 28, 1996

Page Number:
30

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