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mugwump

/muhg-wuhmp/US // ˈmʌgˌwʌmp //UK // (ˈmʌɡˌwʌmp) //

傻瓜式,傻瓜傻瓜,傻瓜式服务,傻瓜

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884.
    • : a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.

Examples

  • “Blizzard” and “mugwump” were new but a short time ago: the latter is dying from disuse, the former has come to stay.

  • Was retribution following thus fast because of that subterfuge of Mugwump?

  • This cynic, this philosopher, this mugwump says Sir Walter was a genuine man.

  • He scoffed at the idea of becoming a Mugwump, but declared himself ready to renounce his Republicanism and become a Democrat.

  • One politician said, frankly, "Women are natural mugwumps, and I hate a mugwump."