toe-tapper

短语

发音

UK /ˈtəʊˌtæpə/
US /ˈtoʊˌtæpɚ/

词形变化

toe-tappers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A piece of music with a prominent beat, to which one feels compelled to tap their toes.

  2. 2.

    A joke which is found to be pleasingly humorous.

  3. 3.

    A homosexual who is closeted regarding sexual orientation, especially one who solicits gay sex.

    贬义

词源

From toe + tapper. The second sense (“a joke”) derives from the practice of tapping one’s toes to indicate pleasure; compare toe-tappingly. The third sense (“a closeted homosexual, especially one who solicits gay sex”) derives from the Larry Craig scandal in 2007 in which then-Senator Larry Craig was arrested after tapping his right foot in a men’s restroom, an action seen as covert solicitation of sex.

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