dinner-lady arm

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English

Noun

dinner-lady arm (plural dinner-lady arms)

  1. Alternative form of dinner lady arm.
    • 2003, Kate Harrison, chapter 10, in Old School Ties, London: Judy Piatkus (Publishers) Ltd, →ISBN, page 87:
      Before she could even open her mouth to protest, Boris had thrown her dinner-lady arms around Kelly’s waist, and was throwing air kisses around her in every direction.
    • 2003 August 15, Lowri Turner, “Dear Lowri”, in ES Magazine, London: Associated Newspapers Ltd, page 49, column 3:
      You could go military with a khaki vest or, if you suffer from dinner-lady arms, a drill jacket, as beaten-up as possible.
    • 2013, Barry Walsh, “Fish Paste and Flaming Turds”, in The Pimlico Kid, London: Harper, →ISBN, page 164:
      Mrs M lifts and drops one of her dinner-lady arms as she counts the paper plates and plastic spoons, and matches them with the number of seats, ‘eleven, twelve, thirteen’ . . .