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third degree (thurd di-GREE) noun
Intensive questioning using rough treatment. adjective Pertaining to the third degree. verb To subject to such treatment. "Halfway through the meal, I spotted his psycho ex walking toward us. She immediately gave him the third degree, asking why he had let her go and who this new girl was with him." Cara Birnbaum and Jennifer Benjamin, Mortifying Meet-the-Parents Moments, Cosmopolitan, Feb 2001. ............................................................................ A book is a garden carried in the pocket. -Chinese proverb Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/third_degree.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/third_degree.ram
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