| 单词 | curtain jerker |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurtain jerker curtain jerker n. a performance, game, or (now chiefly) fight that takes place before the main event, esp. as the first event on the bill; a curtain-raiser; (also) a person who regularly takes part in such lower-profile events (often derogatory).Now chiefly in the context of professional wrestling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > performance before or after play afterpiece1770 curtain-raiser1886 curtain jerker1892 society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler > types of sumo1864 sumotori1884 ozeki1892 sumo1893 yokozuna1894 rikishi1907 mud-wrestler1936 baby face1948 luchador1953 heel1958 wrist-wrestler1978 face1998 curtain jerker1999 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > bout > type of catchweight1723 mud-wrestle1938 arm wrestle1939 death match1958 curtain jerker2018 1892 Era 23 Apr. 24/5 Eight songs per night for two weeks unassisted by a ‘curtain jerker’. 1923 Greensburg (Indiana) Daily News 8 Feb. 1/5 Week-end sport activities center around the two Shelbyville basket ball games... A good curtain jerker has been arranged for the eve. 1999 M. Foley Mankind, have Nice Day! xxxiv. 409 Wow, I went from being a curtain jerker to wrestling one of the top guys in the business—with one phone call. 2018 @B_inShortsville 10 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) #UFCDenver Great fight in the curtain-jerker. < as lemmas |
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