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== [[Literature]] ==
* This is [[Older Than Radio]], as it dates back at least to Dickens' character, Mr. Lilyvick, in ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]'', a water-rate collector who uses references to pipes, taps etc. in his "normal" conversation.
* Siuan Sanche in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' grew up a fisherwoman before becoming Aes Sedai, so she always uses fishing jargon and metaphors.
* In ''[[
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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* Prior to his [[Flanderization]] into creepiness incarnate, Coach Z from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' would overuse sports metaphors to the point that other characters started calling him out on it. From [https://web.archive.org/web/20131026052738/http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas2001.html "The Best Decemberween Ever"]:
{{quote|'''Coach Z:''' Well, Homestar, I'll tell ya. Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.
'''Homestar:''' Let me guess. I can't just rush into the score zone.
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* Very true in the military. It's not the bathroom, it's the "latrine" or "head." It's not the floor, it's the "deck."
** You know the old saying "Swear like a sailor"? It's completely true. Some retired Navy personnel retain and use some very, ah, colorful and inventive profanities when injured, angry, or frustrated.
* Right from the start it was noticed how often [[Donald Trump]] used criminal argot in the context of his presidency, such as referring to whistleblowers as "rats" and congratulating those who had refused to cooperate with investigations for not "ratting him out".
{{quote|"This is the way that people in organized crime rings talk."
|[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532442-former-solicitor-general-says-trump-is-talking-like-mafia-boss-and Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general under President Obama]}}
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