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putty medal (plural putty medals)Category:English lemmas#PUTTYMEDALCategory:English nouns#PUTTYMEDALCategory:English countable nouns#PUTTYMEDALCategory:English multiword terms#PUTTYMEDALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PUTTYMEDALCategory:Pages with entries#PUTTY%20MEDALCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PUTTY%20MEDAL

1. (humorousCategory:English humorous terms#PUTTYMEDAL) A shiny medal awarded for something insignificant.
   • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 77:

     ‘Come around and pin a putty medal on me for minding my own business.’

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   • 2009, Karin Steyn, Pop-In Jay Pomp, page 8:

     “Fancy that,” Pop-In Jay was amazed, “a main street without a name. You all deserve a putty medal!”

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