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Open Kimono

To reveal what is being planned or to share important information freely. Similar to ”open the books” or an “open door policy,” opening the kimono means revealing the inner workings of a project or company to an outside party. Also referred to as “open (up) one’s kimono.”
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Tawpie

[taw-pee]  Show IPA
noun Scot.

a foolish or thoughtless young person.
Origin: 
1720–30; tawp-  (< Scandinavian;  compare Norwegian, tåpe,Swedish tåp,
Danish tåbe  simpleton, fool) + -ie

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noc·ti·lu·cent

[nok-tuh-loo-suhnt]  Show

adjective Meteorology (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.

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