"mahoff" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: mahoff

Filed Under: English, Slang

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: The pro tem is the big mahoff in the Senate, the guy with the title and the money and the power. He’s two breaths away from being governor, and he passes out office space.

Article or Document Title:
“‘It’s not who’s pro tem, it’s who has votes,’ Pardee Hack says”

Author:
Carmen Brutto

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Harrisburg Patriot

Publishing Location:
Penn.

Date of Publication:
Dec. 17, 1990

Page Number:
A11

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