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Phrase the was popularized in the seventies (continuing in limited use through the eighties) that meant "the stuff" , i.e., the best-of-the-best of an given category. > Man, that new caddy is the lick.

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  1. Phrase the was popularized in the seventies (continuing in limited use through the eighties) that meant "the stuff" , i.e., the best-of-the-best of an given category. > Man, that new caddy is the lick.