mugwump
英 [ˈmʌgwʌmp]
美 [ˈmʌɡˌwʌmp]
- n. (美)(政治上的)超然派;骑墙派;中立者;共和党独立派(1884年美国大选中拒绝支持本党候选人者);大人物;印第安酋长
mugwump 不支持任何政党的游离者讽刺用法,来自北美印第安土著语mugquomp,老板,大人物。俗词源进一步解读为mug,脸, wump,屁股,来自rump 幽默拼写,即脸朝向一边屁股朝向另一边的人。
- mugwump (n.)
- 1832, jocular for "great man, boss, important person," American English, from Algonquian (Natick) mugquomp "important person" (derived from mugumquomp "war leader"); used from 1884 of Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine's presidential candidacy, hence "one who holds himself aloof from party politics."