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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 10 years ago

What are these statements called?

We've all heard people say phrases like "I'm happier than a possum eating crap off a barbed wire fence" or "He ain't no bigger than a popcorn fart" etc. These are not euphemisms per se. What are they called? I know... Redneck but still..

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  • Bert H
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    10 years ago
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    phrase

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