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大猩猩 — meaning in English

dà xīng xing

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English meaning

  • bouncer noun A person or thing that bounces something, such as a ball.
  • bruiser noun A big, physically tough person, especially one prone to rough treatment of others.
  • gorilla noun The largest living primate, a powerful ape native to the forests of Central Africa.

Senses

大猩猩 is used for these senses in English:

  • bouncer (informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
  • bruiser (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person.
  • gorilla The largest of the primates, belonging to the genus Gorilla; an ape native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

bouncer — full definition

  1. noun A person or thing that bounces something, such as a ball.
  2. noun A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.
  3. noun A short-pitched ball that bounces up towards, or above the height of the batsman’s head.
  4. noun An account or server (as with IRC and FTP) that invisibly redirects requests to another, used for anonymity or vanity.

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