| 单词 | willy-waving |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswilly-waving willy-waving n. and adj. colloquial (chiefly British) (a) n. boastful or exaggerated demonstrations of machismo, toughness, or superiority; (b) adj. engaging in or characterized by such behaviour.In quot. 1991 perhaps in literal use. ΚΠ 1991 Independent 2 July 16/6 The notion that Morrison was a ‘Dionysian’ figure cropped up repeatedly—..it was a polite way of saying that he was into drinking and willy-waving. 1993 Guardian 27 Feb. 26/4 His writing about climbing..is widely admired by the activity's devotees, and cuts a swathe through the bigotry, sexism, willy-waving, ignorance and exclusivity which still bedevil attitudes within it. 1998 Times 1 May 38/3 This is not just the work of willy waving louts. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Aug. The willy-waving optimism of the Conservatives' long-term economic plan, powered by new roads and rail and overseen by ministers in hard hats. 2021 @Alien8n 15 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 22 Feb. 2021) We've started to see what appears to be a vaccine willy waving contest between countries with each country's press putting out news stories saying ‘look how great our vaccine is compared to X’. < as lemmas |
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