单词 | porkchopper |
释义 | porkchopper /pawrk"chop'euhr, pohrk"-/, n. 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. [1945-50, Amer.; PORKCHOP + -ER1; prob. from the use of "porkchop" as a metaphor for livelihood, esp. one acquired with little effort] |
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