"talent bucket" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: talent bucket

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: The stink bomb of the concert was Paulina Rubio. Other than attempting to look sexy with a backdrop of dancers, her talent bucket was empty.

Article or Document Title:
“Reventon Super Estrella rocks the Pond”

Author:
Robyn Bryson

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Orange County Register

Publishing Location:
California

Date of Publication:
July 17, 2000

Page Number:
F5

This cite belongs to a full entry for talent bucket.

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