单词 | macoute |
释义 | Macouten. a. In Haiti: a member of the Tonton Macoute. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > [noun] > other specific fighting man or warrior Tonton Macoute1962 wuxia1963 Macoute1971 1971 Guardian 23 July 11/6 All abuses of power by the Macoutes would in future be severely punished. 1987 New Republic 21 Dec. 6/2 Bazin..was run out of the country by the Macoutes who controlled the Duvalier kleptocracy. 1989 New Yorker 11 Dec. 106/2 After the fall of Duvalier and the destruction of those who had served him—Macoutes, houngans, or, as was often the case, both—came the eruption of a deep-seated religious and cultural struggle. b. gen. An intimidating villain, a criminal, a thug. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > masterful or bullying > person slasher1559 cutter1569 bangsterc1570 hackster1574 hacker1576 swish-swash1582 burgullian1601 bully1604 bully ruffian1653 huff1674 bully-back1693 bully beau1696 shoulder-hitter1856 shoulder-striker1860 whitecapper1887 Macoute1991 1991 N.Y. Times 24 Nov. i. 12/4 ‘Others feel that because you have a job, you must be some kind of Macoute, and they want to attack you.’.. The word Macoute long ago became generic for bad guy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971 |
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