balloon juice

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Empty or exaggerated talk lacking in substance, boasting, chatter, nonsense. US,informal,uncountable
    — The senate was inflated with a superior grade of wind, oratory, and balloon juice yesterday. This unusual condition was brought about by heated discussion of the Coulson-Gandy contest case.
  2. Any of various beverages, usually including gas dissolved in liquid. dated,informal,slang,uncountable
    — The shiftless, too lazy to keep up with the pace, and the incompetent oftentimes shrewd business men, but indifferent pharmacist, are compelled to purchase the ready-made articles to keep in touch with the ever increasing list of physicians who are too tired to do their own thinking, and who are willing that the patient should take his chances with the wonderful elixir of balloon juice recommended so highly by Prof. X. of the College of Timbuctoo, and of the composition of which they have not the slightest conception.

词源

Extended from synonymous hot air, gas. Attested in both senses from the 19th century.
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