释义 |
outseg, v. U.S. colloq.|aʊtˈsɛg| [f. out- 18 + seg, abbrev. of segregationist.] trans. To support or advocate a more segregationist policy than (someone else).
1967Time 13 Oct. 19 Governors Spiro Agnew of Maryland and Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas won office even though their Democratic opponents ‘outsegged’ them. 1970Manch. Guardian Weekly 4 Apr. 14 Brewer..acquired a reputation as an effective administrator, and, most important, he has no intention of being ‘Out-segged’ by Wallace. 1970M. Pei Words in Sheep's Clothing xvii. 166 ‘Segregation’, a word that has given rise to such slang abbreviations as ‘seg’ and ‘to outseg’. (Someone was once described as ‘outsegging’ Wallace.) |