English Dictionary

whangdoodle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwæŋ.duː.dl̩/

名詞

ユーモラス文体 頻度副詞 廃用

(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear. / (obsolete) Term of disparagement

日本語の意味

（しばしばユーモラスに）民間伝承や児童文学に登場する突飛な怪物、つまり架空の奇怪な生物や忌避される存在としての「bugbear」的なもの。 / （時代遅れの用法で）軽蔑を込めた呼び名

Children at the festival whispered that a whangdoodle lived behind the old mill, wearing a hat and humming tunes.

祭りに来ていた子どもたちは、古い水車小屋の裏に風変わりな怪物が住んでいて、帽子をかぶって鼻歌を歌っていると囁いていた。

意味（1）

(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.

I'm n-n-not a tor-tor-tortoise, stuttered the curious creature, I'm a wha-wha-whang-whang-doodle. A whangdoodle! What's that?

意味（2）

(obsolete) Term of disparagement

For a man who can listen for an hour to Mr. White, the whining, nasal, Whangdoodle preacher, and then sit down and write, without shedding melancholy from his pen as water slides from a duck's back, is more than mortal.

意味（3）

(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.

It is sometimes agreed in advance that after a hand of certain rank, such as Four of a Kind or a Full House, is shown, a Whangdoodle or Jackpot must be played […]

whangdoodles （ plural ）