English Dictionary

underpants gnome

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 限定用法

(slang, derogatory) Someone who makes incomplete plans with missing steps; someone who plans unsuccessfully. / (slang, derogatory, chiefly attributive) A plan with missing steps; an incomplete plan.

日本語の意味

（俗語、軽蔑的な表現）欠陥のある手順や不足している項目がある、うまく計画が立てられていない、失敗する可能性のある計画を立てる人を指す。 / （俗語、軽蔑的な表現、主に形容詞的に用いる）欠陥のある手順、必要なステップが抜け落ちている未完成な計画を意味する。

Don't rely on him for logistics; he's an underpants gnome who loves the idea stage but never figures out how to execute the plan.

物流のことは彼に頼るな。彼は重要な手順が抜けている計画を立てる人で、アイデア段階は好きだが実行方法を全く考えない。

意味（1）

(slang, derogatory) Someone who makes incomplete plans with missing steps; someone who plans unsuccessfully.

? 3. Profit! Do you think their plan is missing something? They know Success in Programming 53 There Is No Try It's a Question of Passion Don't Plan Like an Underpants Gnome.

意味（2）

(slang, derogatory, chiefly attributive) A plan with missing steps; an incomplete plan.

Like the rest of Trump World, Page brought a kind of Underpants Gnome theory to his bromance with Team Putin. Through some unknown alchemy, he expected to benefit Trump and gain influence and profit from his Russia foray.

underpants gnomes （ plural ）