Lexicon of Politics: Day 29

buzzard n. a representation of the American eagle, as on the US coat of arms, coins, etc.; (hence) a gold or silver dollar.


1943 Meyer in Stars and Stripes Story of WWII 81:
Somebody called "Jo-Jo" a sad sack the other day and he came right back with the nifty counterblow, "well, you're a disgrace to the buzzard," he told the ribber, with the gravity of a Supreme Court Justince.