释义 |
throttlebottom \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Alexander Throttlebottom, character in the musical comedy Of Thee I Sing (1932) by George S. Kaufman b1899 & Morris Ryskind b1895 American playwrights : an innocuously inept and futile person in public office |