单词 | mugwump |
释义 | mugwump —mugwumpery, mugwumpism, n. —mugwumpian, adj. —mugwumpish, adj. /mug"wump'/, n. 1. a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. 2. a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, esp. in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue. [1830-35, Amer.; artificial 19th-cent. revival of Massachusett (E sp.) mugquomp, syncopated form of muggumquomp war leader (equiv. to Proto-Algonquian *memekw- perh., swift + *-a·pe·w man)] |
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