magic asterisk
magic asterisk · magic asterisks
An unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cutAn unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)An unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut.
Origin
Coined by Howard Henry Baker Jr., from the Reagan administration's use in 1981 of asteriskCoined by Howard Henry Baker Jr., from the Reagan administration's use in 1981 of asterisks as placeholders for cuts yet to be decided in government spending.
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Forms
plural: magic asterisks| Singular | magic asterisk |
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