swoose

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An animal cross between a swan and a goose, especially one produced from a male swan and a female goose. informal
    — A bird prodigy of evil and hybrid character is the despair of a Norfolk farmer. It rejoices in the name of the “swoose”, a portmanteau word indicating its origin, for its father was a swan and its mother a goose. This ill-assorted pair had three children — three “sweese”.
  2. A person or thing sharing the characteristics of two otherwise separate groups; a hybrid (also see Swoose) informal
    — The associate in arts or A.A. degree, another "swoose," has quickly established itself as the community college degree in a degree-obsessed nation.
  3. A stupid person. slang
    — Much public interest is evinced in these queer birds and nowadays when an ill-tempered husband rouses his wife to the point of retaliation, she gives vent to her feelings in the culminating insult: “You swoose!”

词形变化

swooses plural sweese plural

词汇关系

相关词
guck

词源

Blend of swan + goose.
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