| 单词 | upper-class twit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasupper-class twit upper-class twit n. colloquial (depreciative) a member of the British upper classes characterized as silly, bumbling, ineffectual, or objectionable.First used in and widely popularized by a comedy sketch featured in the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus (see quot. 1970). ΚΠ 1970 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (transcribed from TV programme) 1st Ser. Episode 12 And so the final result. First, and Upper-class Twit of the Year: Gervaise Brook-Hampster of Kensington. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 July c5 Barry MacGregor plays Lord Augustus Highcastle, a fussy upper-class twit who has been put in charge of recruiting in the fictional English town of Pifflington. 2007 P. Robinson in O. Penzler Dead Man's Hand 282 ‘What did you expect?’ ‘Oh, you know, some upper-class twit with a braying laugh and horsey teeth.’ < as lemmas |
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