单词 | porkchopper |
释义 | porkchopper in American English (ˈpɔrkˌtʃɑpər, ˈpourk-) noun informal 1. a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services 2. any legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power Word origin [1945–50, Amer.; porkchop + -er1; prob. from the use of “porkchop” as a metaphor for livelihood, esp. one acquiredwith little effort] |
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