late pass

(n.)
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etymology: derived from the phrase "get a late pass" (v., latepass)
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a metaphorical object one takes or gives to signify that whatever was thought to be new and interesting is, in fact, old and already widely circulated

Between my recent "revelation" that tomatoes are actually fruits and my "invention" of the term "goofle," I am receiving far too many late passes recently, and I may very well be suspended.

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get a late pass

(phrase)
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etymology: derived from the same phrase used by teachers in lower schools whereupon a child has tardily entered his classroom ( n., late pass, v., latepass)
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directed toward a person who has presented something (often a piece of information or writing, news article or website) as new and interesting, when it is, in fact, related to something old and already widely circulated

Although others were impressed when Katie showed off the all your base-themed thatched-reed basket she had made in her underwater basket weaving class, Reu could only reply, "Katie, get a late pass!"

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