单词 | ginsu |
释义 | Ginsun. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. In full Ginsu knife. A brand of knife promoted for its durable extra-sharp blade. ΚΠ 1978 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 30 July 22/3 (advt.) Ginsu knife set... Imagine! The Ginsu is so sharp it can cut through a tin can, and then cut a tomato smoothly and cleanly. 1985 Seminole Tribune 17 June 5 But wait - there's more, as they say in the Ginsu knife commercials. 2003 A. Greenwald Nothing feels Good i. ii. 20 A sentiment that would have seemed sanitized in other throats cuts through the song like a Ginsu through a tin can. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Something which is efficient at dissecting an argument, cutting through complications, etc. ΚΠ 1987 Washington Post 21 June 242/4 Kennedy Fraser..dissects the great..with flawless precision. She must have bought one of those Ginsu knives, so deftly does she carve up her subjects. 1996 Web Developer Nov. 53 (advt.) I often think of Photoshop as the Ginsu knife of graphics. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. Young women didn't invent ‘intersectionality’, and it really annoys me when they wave it around like some kind of slice-and-dice Ginsu knife whenever an older feminist tries to talk about women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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