Palinkasocsi Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
What does it mean?
Dear Friends,
I have two vocabulary-related questions:
1. In Walt Disney's biography I have read that he was a : "News Butcher". What does a news butcher do?
2. In Hungarian, there is a mocking word for broken-toothed, used especially by children to ridicule their peers (especially when the front teeth are broken or missing). Do you have it in English, too?
Thanks a lot!
P.
I have two vocabulary-related questions:
1. In Walt Disney's biography I have read that he was a : "News Butcher". What does a news butcher do?
2. In Hungarian, there is a mocking word for broken-toothed, used especially by children to ridicule their peers (especially when the front teeth are broken or missing). Do you have it in English, too?
Thanks a lot!
P.
Top answer
Palinkasocsi 1. In Walt Disney's biography I have read that he was a : "News Butcher". What does a news butcher do?
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Palinkasocsi1. In Walt Disney's biography I have read that he was a : "News Butcher". What does a news butcher do?This is an expression I have never heard. Here is a quote that explains it:
"Walt Disney’s love of railroads went back to his teens when he worked as a news butcher selling popcorn, soft drinks, peanuts and fru
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Actually, a news butcher would sell newspapers, while a candy butcher would sell candy and other snacks. Here's a link to one discussion of these terms (scroll down a bit; I think it's the third entry):
http://www.word-detective.com/050404.html
http://www.word-detective.com/050404.html
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