Word From The Bird, This 1950s Slang Quiz Is Pretty Hard To Ace

Pop-Culture March 12, 2024

What did it mean if someone were to “lay a patch”?

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Retry Correct Incorrect If someone “laid a patch,” it meant that they accelerated their car so abruptly that they left a patch of rubber on the road! Hot rods were all the rage back then and everyone was burning rubber.
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What did it mean if someone were to “lay a patch”?

  • They were dropping hints about something
  • They gave someone a black eye
  • They accelerated a car so rapidly they left rubber on the road
  • They tried to make amends for a mistake
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