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• paperclip

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paper clip (plural paper clips)

1. A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together.
2. (US, humorous) Listed after an amount of money to emphasize a lack of resources.
   • 1956 January, Gladys Prieur Thomas, “Too much month... not enough money”, in American Mercury, page 13:

     The rules of the game are to tap this fund only when you are down to ten cents and a paper clip.

参考

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