short-horned grasshopper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of short-horned grasshopper
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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They spoke of Kiddie Katydid as "the Long-horned Grasshopper," while they termed his neighbor "the Short-horned Grasshopper."
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He was nothing but a Short-horned Grasshopper.
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