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cleanup on aisle

phrase

Etymology

Suggests an intercom message to employees in a large store. Perhaps popularized by the American comedy film Mr. Mom (1983).

Definitions

  1. Indicates that a mess needs to be cleaned up, or that a messy situation needs to be…

    Indicates that a mess needs to be cleaned up, or that a messy situation needs to be resolved. (followed by an arbitrary number)

    • I knock over my bowl of cereal and spill it all over the coffee table. […] After she's satisfied with my cleanup on aisle three, my mom says, “Shouldn't you be getting ready to go? […]
    • "You're fixated on the idea you made a mess of your case." "Cleanup on aisle five. People died who shouldn't have."

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for cleanup on aisle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA