单词 | goose-stepper |
释义 | goose-steppern. One who practises the goose-step (used contemptuously of supposed dupes of militarism). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier who practises drill or evolution > [noun] > others dresser1793 coverer1796 goose-stepper1923 point man1944 1923 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 3rd Ser. 10 The most timorous, sniveling, poltroonish, ignominious mob of serfs and goose-steppers ever gathered under one flag. 1923 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 3rd Ser. 49 The first made them almost incapable of soldierly thought and conduct; the second converted them into cringing goose-steppers. 1928 Daily Express 15 Oct. 9 An old topical print showing ‘Big Willie’ and ‘Little Willie’ inspecting a parade of goosesteppers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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