mimophant

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person with extreme social self-centered double standards, especially about personal feelings. uncommon
    — Sunday, 16th June [1985]...Nico has invented a portmanteau word which applies to people like Garrett and Derek Hill, who are keenly sensitive about their own feelings while treading on the toes of others. It is ‘mimophant’. The mimosa is reputed to curl up when touched; the elephant - well!

词形变化

mimophants plural

词源

Blend of mimosa + elephant, coined by Arthur Koestler in 1972.
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