hairball
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One of the critics called it kitty litter and said it is as sexy as a hairball.
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- noun A small mass of hair in the stomach or intestine of an animal, such as a cat, that is accumulated when the animal swallows hair while licking its coat.
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- It sounds as if he's trying to cough up a hairball, actually. — The Silver Gryphon
- That skunk corpse of guilt floated off like a hairball. — Skinny Legs and All
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One of the critics called it kitty litter and said it is as sexy as a hairball.
— CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2004 -
Oh yeah, the other use case for this hairball is accessible web application development.
— Israel Palestine Blogs - Beyond that, houses. — A Gift From Earth
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/ (hârˈbôlˌ)/
ahd pronounces "hairball"
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