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单词 spit take
释义

spit take

or spit-take

[ spit-teyk ]
/ ˈspɪtˌteɪk /

noun

(in comedy) a sight gag in which an actor or comedian demonstrates surprise while drinking something by expelling a mouthful of the beverage in an exaggerated spray of liquid.

Origin of spit take

First recorded in 2000–05; spit1 (in the sense “to eject from the mouth” + take (in the sense “physical response expressing total wonderment”), on the model of double take

Words nearby spit take

Spithead, spit in the ocean, Spitsbergen, spit-shine, spitsticker, spit take, Spitteler, spitter, spitting cobra, spitting distance, spitting image
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Example sentences from the Web for spit take

  • Lines that should cause us to do a spit-take they are so blessedly insane, but instead actually almost move us to tears.

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