Rafferty’s rules
noun/ˈræfətiz ruːlz/
/ˈræfərtiz ruːlz/
[plural] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)- no rules at allWord Origin1920s: Rafferty, probably an English dialect alteration of refractory.
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