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单词 one swell foop
释义

one swell foop

English

Etymology

By humorous (or, occasionally, accidental) inversion from one fell swoop. Attributed by some to the Reverend William Archibald Spooner,[1] but more likely arising independently.

Noun

one swell foop (uncountable)

  1. (spoonerism) Synonym of one fell swoop.
    • 1902, The Elwinkle Company, “Beesum: The New Battle Creek Bellytimber!“ (advertisement), The Philistine vol. 15 no. 3, The Society of Philistines:
      Only one meal a week is required, thus doing away, at one swell foop, with cooks, scullions, stewards, butlers, waiters and other tip-extractors.
    • 1988, Ralph Zumbro, Tank Sergeant, Pocket Books, page 114:
      You have to pull it in, in one swell foop!.
    • 2014, Michael Friendly, Advanced Logo: A Language for Learning, Psychology Press, Section 9.6.1:
      If I can’t quite see how to do it all in one swell foop, I fall back on the principles of lazy programming: [...]

References

  1. Gary Marcus (2009) Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 95.

Anagrams

  • one fell swoop
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