| 单词 | lord muck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLord Muck Lord Muck n. a self-important, pompous, or pretentious man; a man pretending to have greater importance or status than he really has; cf. Lady Muck n. at muck n.1 Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun] > person puffball1763 pomposo1806 panjandrum1825 Lord Muck1858 stuffed shirt1913 blimp1935 1858 Huddersfield Chron. & W. Yorks. Advertiser 12 June 8/2 Defendant called out, ‘Bill’; and when he (complainant) came down, he was addressed by the appellation of ‘Lord Muck’, and was also seized. 1937 in E. Partridge Dict. Slang 539/1 Muck, Lord, a person unjustifiably, or in the speaker's opinion unjustifiably, important or esteemed. 1955 J. Thomas No Banners xxix. 287 Hey, Lord Muck! May we have the honour of introducing ourselves! 1998 P. Lively Spiderweb (1999) viii. 102 He needn't think he could come down here acting like Lord Muck. < as lemmas |
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