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单词 bridge-and-tunnel
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Definition of bridge-and-tunnel in English:

bridge-and-tunnel

adjective
US informal
  • (of a person) living in the suburbs and perceived as unsophisticated.

    a bridge-and-tunnel guy from Queens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A straight bridge-and-tunnel guy unwittingly moves in with a gay man.
    • The crowd at the restaurant is strictly bridge-and-tunnel on boisterous weekend nights.
    • Tommy is a former bridge-and-tunnel guy, not a genius but smart enough to hold a job as a TV producer.
    • He is a bridge-and-tunnel person, from Queens, in New York.
    • If this seems like a chauvinistic putdown of the bridge-and-tunnel crowd, you know they're up to far worse.

Origin

1980s: with reference to the routes used for commuting into New York.

Definition of bridge-and-tunnel in US English:

bridge-and-tunnel

adjective
US informal
  • (of a person) living in the suburbs and perceived as unsophisticated.

    clubs catering to the beautiful people and the bridge-and-tunnel crowds
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is a bridge-and-tunnel person, from Queens, in New York.
    • The crowd at the restaurant is strictly bridge-and-tunnel on boisterous weekend nights.
    • Tommy is a former bridge-and-tunnel guy, not a genius but smart enough to hold a job as a TV producer.
    • A straight bridge-and-tunnel guy unwittingly moves in with a gay man.
    • If this seems like a chauvinistic putdown of the bridge-and-tunnel crowd, you know they're up to far worse.

Origin

1980s: with reference to the routes used for commuting into New York.

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