Definition of pushmi-pullyu in English:

pushmi-pullyu

(also pushmi-pullyou, pushme-pullya, pushme-pullyou)

noun ˌpʊʃmɪˈpʊljuː

An imaginary creature resembling a llama or antelope, but with a head at either end of the body, pointing away from the torso, so that the creature always faces in two directions at once. Hence in extended and allusive use.

1920s. From push + me + pull + you, with various arbitrary respellings of the pronoun forms. Coined by Hugh Lofting in Doctor Dolittle.

(also pushmi-pullyou, pushme-pullya, pushme-pullyou)

nounˌpʊʃmɪˈpʊljuː

An imaginary creature resembling a llama or antelope, but with a head at either end of the body, pointing away from the torso, so that the creature always faces in two directions at once. Hence in extended and allusive use.

1920s. From push + me + pull + you, with various arbitrary respellings of the pronoun forms. Coined by Hugh Lofting in Doctor Dolittle.

词汇	pushmi-pullyu
释义	Definition of pushmi-pullyu in English: pushmi-pullyu (also pushmi-pullyou, pushme-pullya, pushme-pullyou) noun ˌpʊʃmɪˈpʊljuː An imaginary creature resembling a llama or antelope, but with a head at either end of the body, pointing away from the torso, so that the creature always faces in two directions at once. Hence in extended and allusive use. Origin 1920s. From push + me + pull + you, with various arbitrary respellings of the pronoun forms. Coined by Hugh Lofting in Doctor Dolittle. Definition of pushmi-pullyu in US English: pushmi-pullyu (also pushmi-pullyou, pushme-pullya, pushme-pullyou) nounˌpʊʃmɪˈpʊljuː An imaginary creature resembling a llama or antelope, but with a head at either end of the body, pointing away from the torso, so that the creature always faces in two directions at once. Hence in extended and allusive use. Origin 1920s. From push + me + pull + you, with various arbitrary respellings of the pronoun forms. Coined by Hugh Lofting in Doctor Dolittle.
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