| 词汇 | slime in the ice machine |
| 词源 | slime in the ice machine. A recent popular expression or catchphrase in the Houston, Texas, area for anything dirty, icky, gooey, nasty, distasteful. Apparently the expression originated with Houston news broadcaster Marvin Zindler, who uses the words to denounce health violations in local restaurants: “Sliiii- ime in the ice machines!” According to the New York Times (March 9, 1994), a Texas governor used the same expression publicly when “served a dessert slathered with gooey peach syrup,” lending it more prestige. |
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