mall ninja

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who brags about being a weaponry expert and connoisseur, but exposes their ignorance by making improbable claims about their experience or skill. derogatory,informal
    — I own a Strider [knife]. Nope, I'm not a mall ninja or secret squirrel but it gives me pleasure to own them.

词形变化

mall ninjas plural

词源

Originated in several 2000-2001 discussions on Internet forums devoted to firearms, in which a poster bragged about his firearm expertise while claiming to be a "Sergeant of a three-man Rapid Tactical Force" at an American mall, trained in "ninjitsu". He was soon nicknamed "the mall ninja".
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