| 词汇 | spin doctor |
| 词源 | spin doctor. A spin doctor is an adviser of a politician who in terprets or slants stories to the media in his or her client’s favor. Spin here is probably from the spin a pitcher puts on a baseball to make it curve; thus the spin doctor is throwing the media a curve. The term is a new one only frequently heard in the last few years. See also throw someone a curve. |
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