Biafran

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A native or inhabitant of Biafra.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, from or relating to Biafra.
  2. Extremely skinny. derogatory
    — "He looked Biafran, he looked HIV-positive," Suzanne said, "Contrary to what the doctors were worried about, I believe those kids were keeping him alive."

词形变化

more Biafran comparative most Biafran superlative Biafrans plural

词源

词源 1
From Biafra + -an. The "skinny" sense is in reference to the images of extremely skinny Biafran refugees from the Nigerian Civil War that appeared plentifully in English-language media in the 1960s and 1970s.
词源 2
From Biafra + -an. The "skinny" sense is in reference to the images of extremely skinny Biafran refugees from the Nigerian Civil War that appeared plentifully in English-language media in the 1960s and 1970s.
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