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单词 goose-stepper
释义

goose-steppern.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgoose-ˌstepper.
One who practises the goose-step (used contemptuously of supposed dupes of militarism).
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier who practises drill or evolution > [noun] > others
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1923 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 3rd Ser. 10 The most timorous, sniveling, poltroonish, ignominious mob of serfs and goose-steppers ever gathered under one flag.
1923 H. L. Mencken Prejudices 3rd Ser. 49 The first made them almost incapable of soldierly thought and conduct; the second converted them into cringing goose-steppers.
1928 Daily Express 15 Oct. 9 An old topical print showing ‘Big Willie’ and ‘Little Willie’ inspecting a parade of goosesteppers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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