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单词 oozlum
释义

oozlumn.

Brit. /ˈuːzləm/, U.S. /ˈuzləm/
Forms: 1800s– oozly, 1800s– oozlum, 1900s– oozalem, 1900s– oozelum, 1900s– swoozlum.
Origin: Apparently an arbitrary formation.
Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation. Perhaps suggested by ouzel n.
humorous.
In full oozlum bird. A mythical bird displaying ridiculous behaviour (see quots.).
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > types of mythical bird
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1858 G. A. Sala Journey due North 92 Why any breakfast of mine should be offered to Petersen I know no more than why the celebrated Oozly bird should hide his head in the sand, and whistle through the nape of his neck.
1899 W. T. Goodge Hits! Skits! & Jingles! 6 It's a curious bird, the Oozlum, And a bird that's mighty wise, For it always flies tail-first to Keep the dust out of its eyes!
1917 E. Wallace in Windsor Mag. Apr. 573/1 That, or those,..are the footprints of the mighty swoozlum bird, that barks with its eyes an' lives on buttered toast an' hardware.
1968 Listener 6 June 750/1 Shedding public involvement always seems to herald the adoption of a course perilously close to the antics of the oozalem bird.
1974 P. Cave Dirtiest Picture Postcard xvii. 113 The fabulous oozlum bird, which flies round in ever-decreasing circles until it disappears up its own arsehole in a puff of blue smoke.
1992 Personal Computer World Mar. 216/1 One could argue that there's an oozelum bird problem here: if one is designing a window, how can one use window controls to scroll around the design, when they might instead be objects added to the design?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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