“ackamarackus”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

ackamarackus

释义

ackamarackus slang (orig. U.S.).|ækəməˈrækəs|
Also ackamaraka.
[Origin unknown.]
In phr. the old ackamarackus: a tale or explanation that seeks to convince through deception; a ‘tall’ story, a hackneyed tale; nonsense, malarkey.
1934D. Runyon in Collier's 3 Feb. 8/3 This is strictly the old ackamarackus, as the Lemon Drop Kid cannot even spell arthritis.1950P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 1 ‘Don't give me the old ackamaraka’ = don't tell me tall yarns, don't try to bluff me.1954D. Powell in Sunday Times 16 May 11/8 The story is about an American circus in Germany, a spiv who picks up a German floozie, a high diver who marries her, and a dumb giant who brings her wayside flowers. In fact, it is the old circus ackamarackus.

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