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单词 mego
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MEGOn.

Brit. /ˈmiːɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmiˌɡoʊ/
Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English my eyes glaze over.
Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of my eyes glaze over.
U.S. slang (esp. Journalists').
A boring subject or story; a feeling or episode of boredom.
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wire story1943
cover story1945
MEGO1977
spoiler1985
1977 Texas Monthly Nov. 190 Antitrust is one of those issues described by former Nixon speech writer William Safire as a MEGO issue.
1981 N.Y. Times 18 Feb. d2 Brady has begun to worry about overkill. ‘We don't want to turn this into a MEGO.’
1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 1 Nov. a11/1 In most of us, the question induces an instant MEGO (my eyes glaze over).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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