Meanings
plural cement overcoats
- euphemisticcrimeSynonym of concrete overcoat.
'I will explain to you briefly,' continued The Big Man, 'why it is that you are not dead; why you have been permitted to enjoy the sensation of pain instead of adding to the pollution of the Harlem River from the folds of what is jocularly known as a cement overcoat.'
1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 75Synonyms: concrete overcoat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of concrete overcoat.
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cement overcoat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cement%20overcoat
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