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单词 mangiacake
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Definition of mangiacake in English:

mangiacake

nounˈmʌndʒəˌkeɪkˈməndʒəˌkeɪk
Canadian derogatory, informal
  • (among Canadians of Italian descent) a person who is not Italian.

    don't be a mangiacake and ask for grated cheese
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I always tell them you guys speak Italian like a mangiacake.
    • Joe told jokes about the kind of guilt Italian mothers put on their kids and how he always had a better lunch than the “mangiacake” (non-Italian, English-speaking) kids at school.
    • This week's Soppressata Contest at Club Italia - a celebration of the homemade pork sausage - was an overwhelming feast for the senses for this mangiacake from eastern Ontario.
    • He figures this 'mangia cake' won't understand the sacrilege of beer and pasta.
    • We mangiacakes whispered the names "Rocco Perri" and "Johnny Papalia" with terror and admiration.
    • You insignificant slice of mangiacake!
    • If you heard that an Italian girl was marrying a non-Italian, a mangia-cake, it was a scandal.

Origin

1970s: from Italian mangiare 'to eat' + cake, apparently with dismissive reference to the type of food regarded as typically favored by non-Italians in Canada.

Definition of mangiacake in US English:

mangiacake

nounˈmənjəˌkākˈməndʒəˌkeɪk
Canadian derogatory, informal
  • (among Canadians of Italian descent) a person who is not Italian.

    don't be a mangiacake and ask for grated cheese
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We mangiacakes whispered the names "Rocco Perri" and "Johnny Papalia" with terror and admiration.
    • If you heard that an Italian girl was marrying a non-Italian, a mangia-cake, it was a scandal.
    • You insignificant slice of mangiacake!
    • He figures this 'mangia cake' won't understand the sacrilege of beer and pasta.
    • This week's Soppressata Contest at Club Italia - a celebration of the homemade pork sausage - was an overwhelming feast for the senses for this mangiacake from eastern Ontario.
    • Joe told jokes about the kind of guilt Italian mothers put on their kids and how he always had a better lunch than the “mangiacake” (non-Italian, English-speaking) kids at school.
    • I always tell them you guys speak Italian like a mangiacake.

Origin

1970s: from Italian mangiare ‘to eat’ + cake, apparently with dismissive reference to the type of food regarded as typically favored by non-Italians in Canada.

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