mall ninja
短语发音
US
词形变化
mall ninjas
复数
mall ninjas
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A person who brags about being a weaponry expert and connoisseur, but exposes their ignorance by making improbable claims about their experience or skill.
贬义 非正式
词源
Originated in several 2000-2001 discussions on Internet forums devoted to firearms, in which a poster bragged about his firearm expertise while claiming to be a "Sergeant of a three-man Rapid Tactical Force" at an American mall, trained in "ninjitsu". He was soon nicknamed "the mall ninja".
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