Bilboesque

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(rare) Reminiscent of Theodore G. Bilbo’s racist sentiment. / Of, relating to, or reminiscent of the character Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Japanese Meaning

（希少な用法）テオドア・G・ビルボの人種差別的な感情を思わせる性質がある様子 / 『ホビットの冒険』および『指輪物語』に登場するビルボ・バギンズに関連する、またはそれを連想させる様子

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The historian criticized the senator's Bilboesque rhetoric as a dangerous revival of overt racism.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その歴史家は、上院議員の言説がセオドア・G・ビルボの人種差別的な感情を想起させるものであり、露骨な人種差別が危険な形で復活していると批判した。

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(rare) Reminiscent of Theodore G. Bilbo’s racist sentiment.

Mississippi voters gave Bilboesque Senator James O. Eastland a resounding vote of confidence; […]

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Of, relating to, or reminiscent of the character Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

At the same time, Bilboesque proverbs like "Every worm has his weak spot" and "Never laugh at live dragons" use the familiar proverb form to make the unfamiliar inhabitants of the secondary world seem more matter-of-fact.

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