Dorothy Dixer

名词 n.
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名词 n.
  1. A question asked of a minister by a member of their own party, to give the minister the opportunity to promote the government's work, criticise the opposition, etc. Australian
    — Betraying not a sign of the general mayhem he had just created, he answered a Dorothy Dixer about television violence.

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Dorothy Dixers plural Dorothy Dix alternative dorothy dixer alternative

词源

Named after US advice columnist Dorothy Dix (1870–1951), who reputedly invented some of the more interesting readers’ questions she answered, + -er.
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