long drink of water

lɒŋ ˈdɹɪŋk əv ˈwɔːtə

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(Scotland, US, slang) A tall person.

Stair had grown up into a great lang drink, and would faukled, as Robin Cummell said, if he fell.

Origin: [[File:Robert Wadlow postcard.jpg|thumb|Robert Wadlow (1918–1940) with his father Harold Franklin Wadlow. Standing 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in), Robert Wadlow was the tallest person ever in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.]] The term originated in the United States, and was presumably used in vaudeville performances. It was derived from earlier. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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