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plumber's helper

A hand tool used to unclog a drain, especially a toilet, consisting of a long wooden or plastic handle with a rubber suction cup at one end (i.e., a "plunger.") Randy, the toilet is overflowing in the upstairs bathroom again! Go get the plumber's helper from underneath the kitchen sink. A plumber's helper should be one of the very first purchases you make when moving into a new home.

plumber’s smile

and working man’s smile

n. the upper part of the gluteal cleft (crack sense 1) visible above the beltline of a man, bent over at work. I came into the kitchen and was greeted by a plumber’s smile owned by some guy working under the sink. She referred to the overexposure of his rear end over his belt as the “working man’s smile.”

See also: smile