mugwump
英 ['mʌgwʌmp]
美 ['mʌɡwʌmp]
- n. （美）（政治上的）超然派；骑墙派；中立者；共和党独立派（1884年美国大选中拒绝支持本党候选人者）；大人物；印第安酋长
mugwump 不支持任何政党的游离者讽刺用法，来自北美印第安土著语mugquomp,老板，大人物。俗词源进一步解读为mug,脸， wump,屁股，来自rump 幽默拼写，即脸朝向一边屁股朝向另一边的人。
- mugwump (n.)
- 1832, jocular for "great man, boss, important person," American English, from Algonquian (Natick) mugquomp "important person" (derived from mugumquomp "war leader"); used from 1884 of Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine's presidential candidacy, hence "one who holds himself aloof from party politics."
