单词 | trapo |
释义 | trapon. Philippine English (derogatory). A politician perceived as belonging to a conventional and corrupt ruling class. ΚΠ 1987 National Midweek 3 June 7/1 The trapo style of politicking, meaning, bombastic speeches that are neither here nor there. Trapo stands for traditional politics.] 1990 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 22 June 9/1 Critics blame ‘trapos’, an acronym for ‘traditional politicians’ but which also means ‘dirty rags’ in Tagalog. 1996 C. H. Landé Post-Marcos Politics 33 Among the country's growing urban electorate, the Speaker's image as a ‘trapo’ was especially damaging. 2017 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 8 May s3/3 In true trapo tradition, the infrastructure and equipment projects were concentrated only in the last 24 months of the dying administration. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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