tomato can

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

tomato cans 复数 tomato cans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An inferior fighter in the sport of boxing. The insinuation is that an up-and-coming fighter takes on a "tomato can" to burnish his reputation and record.

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  2. 2.

    By extension, an opponent who presents little challenge.

    俚语 体育
  3. 3.

    A boxer who takes a dive, or loses a fight on purpose.

    俚语 政治 体育 军事

词源

Presumably because of tendency to bleed when battered, tomato juice leaking from a can being a metaphor for bleeding.

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