mouseburgern.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊsˌbəːɡə/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊsˌbərɡər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouse n., -burger comb. form.

Etymology: < mouse n. (compare sense mouse n. 2a, 2b s.v.) + -burger comb. form.

Chiefly U.S. (humorous).

A young woman of unexceptional appearance and talents, regarded as timid, dowdy, or mousy; (originally) such a person who can nevertheless achieve professional and personal success through determination.

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1970 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 26 Apr. 259 That, really, is what Helen Gurley Brown and Cosmopolitan is all about. ‘If you're a little mouseburger, come with me. I was a mouseburger and I will help you.’

1982 H. G. Brown Having it All i. 10 Mouseburgers—people who are not prepossessing, not pretty, don't have a particularly high I.Q., a decent education, good family background, or other noticeable assets—can come a long way in life if they apply themselves.

1987 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 20 Jan. 2 d Mary is such a total mouseburger that you suspect she doesn't open doors, just slips under them.

1991 Entertainm. Weekly (Electronic ed.) 2 Aug. 22 By beginning Robert Zemeckis' romantic adventure as a shy mouseburger, Turner connected with audiences in a way she hadn't before.

2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Mar. A Texas-raised mouseburger on the screen as London's Bridget Jones? Blimey.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouseburger
释义	mouseburgern. Brit. /ˈmaʊsˌbəːɡə/, U.S. /ˈmaʊsˌbərɡər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouse n., -burger comb. form. Etymology: < mouse n. (compare sense mouse n. 2a, 2b s.v.) + -burger comb. form. Chiefly U.S. (humorous). A young woman of unexceptional appearance and talents, regarded as timid, dowdy, or mousy; (originally) such a person who can nevertheless achieve professional and personal success through determination. ΚΠ 1970 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 26 Apr. 259 That, really, is what Helen Gurley Brown and Cosmopolitan is all about. ‘If you're a little mouseburger, come with me. I was a mouseburger and I will help you.’ 1982 H. G. Brown Having it All i. 10 Mouseburgers—people who are not prepossessing, not pretty, don't have a particularly high I.Q., a decent education, good family background, or other noticeable assets—can come a long way in life if they apply themselves. 1987 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 20 Jan. 2 d Mary is such a total mouseburger that you suspect she doesn't open doors, just slips under them. 1991 Entertainm. Weekly (Electronic ed.) 2 Aug. 22 By beginning Robert Zemeckis' romantic adventure as a shy mouseburger, Turner connected with audiences in a way she hadn't before. 2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Mar. A Texas-raised mouseburger on the screen as London's Bridget Jones? Blimey. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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