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bells and whistles

noun

Definitions

  1. Extra features added for show rather than function

    Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.

    • His new car has all the bells and whistles, but it doesn't move through traffic jams any faster.
    • The bells and whistles do not impress me.
    • I need a new phone, but I don’t want all those fancy bells and whistles on it!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bells and whistles. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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