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单词 slumgullion
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Definition of slumgullion in English:

slumgullion

nounslʌmˈɡʌljənˌsləmˈɡəljən
mass nounUS informal
  • Cheap or insubstantial stew.

    〈北美,非正式〉便宜(或没有多少好东西的)炖菜

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once the final notes of ‘Hey Sailor’ had been played, we all clapped, and Batcha's galley-maid and another kitchen-hand sent porringers of vegetable slumgullion down the long tables for our evening meal.
    • This Christmas was nothing spectacular, and not at all rich for sailors like us - we had our Christmas services and the galley and prayed over our meal of slumgullion and treats of candied fruits.
    • By the time I was done with that, the tiny bit of slumgullion that remained was cold; that was my supper that I would eat in my tiny quarter.
    • I told him, then spooned more slumgullion into my mouth.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably an invented word.

Definition of slumgullion in US English:

slumgullion

nounˌsləmˈɡəlyənˌsləmˈɡəljən
US informal
  • Cheap or insubstantial stew.

    〈北美,非正式〉便宜(或没有多少好东西的)炖菜

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once the final notes of ‘Hey Sailor’ had been played, we all clapped, and Batcha's galley-maid and another kitchen-hand sent porringers of vegetable slumgullion down the long tables for our evening meal.
    • This Christmas was nothing spectacular, and not at all rich for sailors like us - we had our Christmas services and the galley and prayed over our meal of slumgullion and treats of candied fruits.
    • I told him, then spooned more slumgullion into my mouth.
    • By the time I was done with that, the tiny bit of slumgullion that remained was cold; that was my supper that I would eat in my tiny quarter.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably an invented word.

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