butcher's apron

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Union Jack, as a symbol of oppressive British nationalism. Ireland,derogatory
    — Mr Eamonn McCann, of the Derry Labour Party, said he had no objection to people waving the Union Jack in the Diamond; he had no liking for it, as he considered it as being a butcher's apron in places like Aden and Kenya and elsewhere.

词形变化

butcher's aprons plural Butcher's Apron alternative

词源

The apron worn in a traditional butcher's shop often has blue and white stripes and may acquire red bloodstains in the course of the work, thus bearing a passing resemblance to the red, white, and blue design of the Union Jack. Metaphorically, the pejorative allusion is to the bloodshed blamed on British imperialism.
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