land mine
(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
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Ironically, last night the plastic crocs I use to take my dog out hit a "canine land mine" that someone neglected to bag. They still look and likely smell better than RFK, Jr!
Not good enough. Send him through the land mine fields, that will st least do some good.
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(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
“Not good enough. Send him through the land mine fields, that will st least do some good.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figuratively) A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
He said conversations are dressed up in language about the educational value or inherent beauty of the remains — what he called a clear ploy to divert attention from the ethical land mine that is owning a piece of a deceased person.
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(always written together, from a Landmine™ developed in 1999 by a US company called Sorinex) A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
“Ironically, last night the plastic crocs I use to take my dog out hit a "canine land mine" that someone neglected to bag. They still look and likely smell better than RFK, Jr!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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