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单词 pushmi-pullyu
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Definition of pushmi-pullyu in English:

pushmi-pullyu

(also pushmi-pullyou, pushme-pullya, pushme-pullyou)
noun ˌpʊʃmɪˈpʊljuː
  • An imaginary creature resembling a llama or antelope, but with a head at either end of the body, pointing away from the torso, so that the creature always faces in two directions at once. Hence in extended and allusive use.

Origin

1920s. From push + me + pull + you, with various arbitrary respellings of the pronoun forms. Coined by Hugh Lofting in Doctor Dolittle.

Definition of pushmi-pullyu in US English:

pushmi-pullyu

(also pushmi-pullyou, pushme-pullya, pushme-pullyou)
nounˌpʊʃmɪˈpʊljuː
  • An imaginary creature resembling a llama or antelope, but with a head at either end of the body, pointing away from the torso, so that the creature always faces in two directions at once. Hence in extended and allusive use.

Origin

1920s. From push + me + pull + you, with various arbitrary respellings of the pronoun forms. Coined by Hugh Lofting in Doctor Dolittle.

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