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| Horse Feathers | Horse Feathers (1932) is the fourth Marx Brothers film. It stars the four Marx Brothers, Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo, as well as Thelma Todd as the College Widow, and was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, and Will B. Johnstone. Kalmar and Ruby also wrote some of the original music for the film. thumb|left|Promotional Poster for "Horse Feathers"It centers around, among other things, college football and a game between the fictional Darwin and Huxley Colleges. Many of the jokes about the amateur status of collegiate football players and how eligibility rules are stretched by collegiate athletic departments remain remarkably current. Groucho, of course, is the head of the college, and Zeppo is his son. Chico is an "iceman", which serves as a double meaning, being a deliverer of ice and of bootleg booze from the speakeasy, and also a "skirt chaser" by nature. Harpo is a part-time dogcatcher and also a part-time "iceman". (references) | ||
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| Horse Feathers | Slang | Adjective. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: A personal form of profanity. Context: Used in the heat of the moment to describe a feeling of anger. May be caused by emotional distress of physical. Social Source: Developmentally Disabled. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | |
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