单词 | dr feelgood |
释义 | Dr. Feelgoodn. Originally U.S. 1. (A name for) a physician who readily prescribes amphetamines or other psychoactive drugs, typically without medical justification. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > prescribing short-term palliatives feel-good1972 Dr. Feelgood1973 1973 Oui Apr. 55 Dr. Feelgood used to shoot Duke What's-His-Name in the ass every week or so with a nice mixture of speed and vitamins. 1986 S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential xii. 288 What you need is a Dr. Feelgood. Most of the physicians who provide rejuvenating blasts of dope to rich New Yorkers use amphetamines. 2020 Winnipeg Free Press 6 Jan. c5/4 They don't have a Dr. Feelgood come to set and shoot people up with ‘vitamins’ anymore. 2. Any person who seeks to induce (often unwarranted or artificial) feelings of well-being, confidence, or contentment, esp. for political reasons. Also as a modifier. Cf. feel-good factor n. ΚΠ 1975 Times 14 Jan. 14/2 He began by assuming the role of a Doctor Feelgood... Things would probably be all right. 1981 Washington Post 14 Aug. a29/5 We have here a problem that Ronald Reagan is peculiarly suited to address. He is no phony Dr. Feelgood. He is the Real Stuff. 2018 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 25 Jan. His speech was strictly a Dr. Feelgood message slickly delivered to an audience already expecting to hear it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < |
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