tomato can

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inferior fighter in the sport of boxing. The insinuation is that an up-and-coming fighter takes on a "tomato can" to burnish his reputation and record. derogatory,slang
  2. By extension, an opponent who presents little challenge. slang
  3. A boxer who takes a dive, or loses a fight on purpose. slang

词形变化

tomato cans plural

词源

Presumably because of tendency to bleed when battered, tomato juice leaking from a can being a metaphor for bleeding.
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