nigger in the woodpile

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hidden motive, influence or factor; a concealed (potential) snag; something suspicious. dated,ethnic,offensive,slur
    — Democra s^([sic]) placed no nigger in the woodpile—the imputation came with a bad grace from the gentleman from Kosciusko.

词形变化

niggers in the woodpile plural niggers in woodpiles plural nigger in the wood-pile alternative nigger in the wood pile alternative

词源

First attested in the 1840s.
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