rubber chicken

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hollow, bright yellow toy or prop depicting a plucked chicken that emits a squeak when squeezed. countable,uncountable
    — The hack comic produced a rubber chicken, to the groans and boos of the audience.
  2. The mediocre food served at social events, especially political fundraisers. attributive,colloquial,uncountable,usually
    — The bill of fare consisted of an india-rubber chicken and boiled eggs.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, chicken. countable,uncountable

词形变化

rubber chickens plural

词源

The name derives from the fact that the quality of the food often served at such events is secondary to the purpose of the events and seldom good.
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