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单词 switcheroo
释义

switcheroo

[ swich-uh-roo, swich-uh-roo ]
/ ˌswɪtʃ əˈru, ˈswɪtʃ əˌru /

noun, plural switch·er·oos.Slang.

an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.

Origin of switcheroo

First recorded in 1930–35; switch + -eroo

Words nearby switcheroo

switch box, switch cane, switched-on, switched-star, switch engine, switcheroo, switchgear, switchgirl, switch grass, switch-hit, switch-hitter
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Example sentences from the Web for switcheroo

  • As the situation gets even messier, and before more meat is thrown, a switcheroo—just as in the best pop charts.

    Casey Kasem's Family's Top 40 Meltdown Moments|Tim Teeman|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Something more than ordinary partisanship is driving this switcheroo.

    Why You Shouldn't #StandWithRand|David Frum|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • About a decade ago you underwent what you refer to as “the switcheroo.”

    Jennifer Finney Boylan’s ‘How I Write’ Interview|Noah Charney|June 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Joseph Curl of The Washington Times is the latest to speculate on the Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden switcheroo.

    Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden Switcheroo|Michael Tomasky|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for switcheroo

switcheroo
/ (ˌswɪtʃəˈruː) /

noun

US slang a surprising or unexpected change or variation

Word Origin for switcheroo

C20: from switch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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