| 单词 | idiot string |
| 释义 | > as lemmasidiot string idiot string n. North American colloquial (chiefly Canadian) a length of wool or string connecting a pair of mittens or gloves to prevent their loss, typically worn around the shoulders or (esp. by children) threaded through the sleeves and across the inside back of a coat; (in later use also more generally) any length of material attached to an item (esp. a pair of glasses) which can then be worn around the neck or fixed to a person's clothing, to prevent the item being lost. ΚΠ 1967 Courier-Crescent (Orrville, Ohio) 22 Nov. 4/4 A very kind neighbor..knitted a half-dozen ‘idiot strings’ to keep the kids' mittens together. 1984 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 14 Aug. a 1/6 City Economic Development Director..investing in an ‘idiot string’ to hang his glasses round his neck after getting tired of losing and dropping them. 2019 @Darbmilne 22 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 5 Apr. 2020) For someone who misplaces his wallet with shocking frequency I should probably wear it attached to an idiot string around my neck. < as lemmas |
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