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Originally Posted by Face_Plant
I understood "what's a squeaking accessory" belt, but you post me with the "at home" part.
By "squeaking accessory belt" I mean the serpentine belt (or accessory belt or whatever you want to call it) that spins the water pump, alternator, etc. Usually it'll squeak if oil gets on it, the bearings for the tensioner/idler puleys are going bad, etc.
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This phrase is an intensifier used to communicate the fact that one knows nothing about a particular person or subject, (Haemoglobin? What in blazes is that when it's at home?), effecting a self-conscious cutesy ignorance that sometimes also carries a humorous irony, depending on context.
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And thanks for clearing up the 'belt' descriptor.