| 释义 |
Queuetopia|kjuːˈtəʊpɪə|
[Blend of queue n. + Utopia; cf. Subtopia.]
A humorous designation of Great Britain under Labour or Socialist rule, supposedly characterized by universal queueing. Also transf.
Said to have been coined by Winston Churchill.
1950Manch. Guardian Weekly 2 Mar. 9/1 (heading) ‘Queuetopia’. Few of our national disorders have made better campaign material than..the continual queues, the swelling bureaucracy.., and the general mechanisation of the British Way of Life. 1975S. Potter Changing Eng. 82 London..has far too many queuetopias at its bus stops and supermarket checkouts. |