Dracula sneeze

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sneeze directed into the crook of one's elbow so as to help prevent the spread of germs. informal
    — Wang also encouraged the use of the "Dracula sneeze," or sneezing into the crease of your elbow as you bring your arm to your face.

词形变化

Dracula sneezes plural

词源

From a likening of the positioning of the arm during such a sneeze to stereotypical depictions of the fictional vampire Dracula holding one side of his cape over his face, specifically from Bela Lugosi in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) and Tom Mason (double for Lugosi) in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959).
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