Ironically applied to a fool or simpleton, as in the wise men of Gotham (see Gotham, n. 1).
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > location associated with > person belonging to (4) the wise men of Gotham1526 Ironically applied to a fool or simpleton, as in the wise men of Gotham (see Gotham, n. 1). Gothamist1589 one who takes after the men of Gotham; a blunderer, a simpleton. Gotham1685 A ‘man of Gotham’, a simpleton. Gothamite1802 (a) = Gothamist n.; (b) a New-Yorker. |
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