gator

alligator

slang Remnants from a tire's tread, as found discarded on a roadway. So called because the treads resemble the scales of an alligator. Whoa, watch out for that alligator in the middle of the road! Luckily, I spotted the alligator in the middle of the highway and was able to swerve around it. A: "Hey, what's that black thing in the middle of the intersection?" B: "Hmm, maybe an alligator?"

gator

slang Remnants from a tire's tread, as found discarded on a roadway. So called because the treads resemble the scales of an alligator. Whoa, watch out for that gator in the middle of the road! Luckily, I spotted the gator in the middle of the highway and was able to swerve around it. A: "Hey, what's that black thing in the middle of the intersection?" B: "Hmm, maybe a gator?"

later, gator

childish Goodbye for now. A shortening of the rhyme "see you later, alligator." Later, gator! I'll see you again next week A: "Bye Daddy, have a nice day at work!" B: "Later gator!"

See also: gator

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alligator

and gator

n. a long, heavy, black segment of the outside of a tire, usually a truck tire, found on the highway. We dodged off onto the shoulder to avoid running over an alligator. A gator bashed in the bottom of my gas tank.

gator

verb

See alligator

Later, gator

and L8R G8R

phr. & comp. abb. See you later, alligator. C U L8R G8R.

See also: gator

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