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词汇 white maggot
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Definition of white maggot in English:

white maggot

noun
Australian Rules Football derogatory
  • An umpire.

    'Open your eyes, white maggot,' is a typical chant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The white maggots have been being kind of sooks because people have been threatening to come around and burn their houses down.
    • Historians are part of what a tabloid columnist referred to as 'white maggots'.
    • Say what you like about those white maggots, but they are the best thing the game has going for it.
    • The shouts of 'white maggot' are lost in the rant and roar.
    • They're out there doing their job and most of us supporters are sort of very biased, so if the ball doesn't go our way, then they're called 'white maggots'.
    • He stood up at the football and screamed, red-faced: "You moron, ump! What is the matter with you, you white maggot?"
    • In the last minute it was up to a white maggot to get a call right.
    • Footy fans face a ban on calling umpires "white maggots".
    • Calling an umpire a white maggot is as Australian as having a barbecue.
    • If you have ambitions of becoming a white maggot, or just want to know more about AFL laws, check out the rule book.

Origin

1980s: from the official's white uniform.

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