Etymology

Trigger's broom

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The story

From the episode "Heroes and Villains" (1996) of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, where the character Trigger receives an award for saving the council money by using the same broom for twenty years, despite it receiving seventeen new heads and fourteen new handles.

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