throttlebottom

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An incompetent holder of a public office. derogatory
    — [...] to puzzle through the plans for their current project, rehash a controversy on the airport board, growl about some throttlebottom at city hall [...]

词形变化

throttlebottoms plural

词源

From the book Of Thee I Sing, by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, in which Mr. Alexander Throttlebottom runs for vice-president of the United States.
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