sticks and stones
Meanings
phrase
- Ellipsis of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
noun
- any obsolete technology (usually of military and law enforcement purposes) when used in comparison to state of the art technology used by the antagonists or competitors.
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