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Old 06-19-2004, 01:53 AM
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Hi!

Can somebody tell me what this expression means?

"Santa Clause is giving out Cadillac"

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Old 06-19-2004, 08:14 AM
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Can somebody tell me what this expression means?

"Santa Clause is giving out Cadillac"
(I don't really know, but maybe these clues will help:
Santa Claus refers to somebody who is giving gifts.
Cadillac probably means luxury/first class/high quality/expensive).
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Old 06-19-2004, 07:16 PM
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Thank you, Rusty

This expression is from a story.
Here is the situation when this line was said:

Several people are talking in a room.
One of them leave the room for bathroom or something.
When he comes back, he asks, "Did I miss anything?"
Then other people say, "Just Santa Clause is giving out Cadillac".
(I don't remember if those were the exact sentences)

So, I assumed it meant "nothing much" or "nothing important".
Does it make sense?

Thank you for your help though.

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Old 06-20-2004, 10:16 AM
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I searched for "drug slang Cadillac" and found that Cadillac is slang for the drug PCP. I assume that the people in your story are making a joke about Santa Claus. If they are not joking, maybe somebody gave out free samples.
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Old 06-21-2004, 05:29 AM
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Wow, thank you Rusty!

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