单词 | bird colonel |
释义 | bird colonelnoun informal A full colonel.A peer, on the other hand, who commanded a squad of street cleaners in New York City (hence a public employee), went to Leavenworth and became a bird colonel, and for all I know, maybe a general officer....
OriginMid 20th century; from the silver eagle indicating the rank of full colonel. |
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