Ronald McDonald

Jacek J. (Poland)
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  1. overeat
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    The activists stopped short of demanding that McDonald’s rename its fare as “Flabby Meals”, or that Ronald McDonald be replaced as the corporate mascot by Mr Creosote, the morbidly obese Monty Python character who explodes after overeating.
  2. rename
    assign a new name to
    The activists stopped short of demanding that McDonald’s rename its fare as “Flabby Meals”, or that Ronald McDonald be replaced as the corporate mascot by Mr Creosote, the morbidly obese Monty Python character who explodes after overeating.
  3. clean bill of health
    an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
    Don Gorske, aged 57 and slim, claimed to have low cholesterol and recently to have been given a clean bill of health.
  4. outsized
    larger than normal for its kind
    The activists want an end to Happy Meals, and they want Ronald McDonald to hang up his outsized shoes.
  5. overeating
    eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    The activists stopped short of demanding that McDonald’s rename its fare as “Flabby Meals”, or that Ronald McDonald be replaced as the corporate mascot by Mr Creosote, the morbidly obese Monty Python character who explodes after overeating.
  6. morbidly
    in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
    The activists stopped short of demanding that McDonald’s rename its fare as “Flabby Meals”, or that Ronald McDonald be replaced as the corporate mascot by Mr Creosote, the morbidly obese Monty Python character who explodes after overeating.
  7. nary
    colloquial for 'not a' or 'not one' or 'never a'
    Nowadays, when he appears in ads he is shown playing sports, with nary a burger in sight.
  8. creepy
    causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
    Ironically, this seems to have gone down badly with the public; the ads have reportedly tested poorly, with many viewers finding them “creepy”.
  9. flabby
    out of condition
    The activists stopped short of demanding that McDonald’s rename its fare as “Flabby Meals”, or that Ronald McDonald be replaced as the corporate mascot by Mr Creosote, the morbidly obese Monty Python character who explodes after overeating.
  10. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
    On May 18th several American newspapers carried ads paid for by Corporate Accountability International (a group that helped to kill cigarette-touting Joe Camel) in support of a shareholder resolution at the annual meeting of McDonald’s the following day urging the fast-food chain to stop marketing burgers to children.
  11. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
    On May 18th several American newspapers carried ads paid for by Corporate Accountability International (a group that helped to kill cigarette-touting Joe Camel) in support of a shareholder resolution at the annual meeting of McDonald’s the following day urging the fast-food chain to stop marketing burgers to children.
  12. have on
    be dressed in
    Some health activists are so afraid of the impact that a certain red-haired clown has on children that they want him to retire.
  13. urging
    the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
    On May 18th several American newspapers carried ads paid for by Corporate Accountability International (a group that helped to kill cigarette-touting Joe Camel) in support of a shareholder resolution at the annual meeting of McDonald’s the following day urging the fast-food chain to stop marketing burgers to children.
  14. fare
    the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
    The activists stopped short of demanding that McDonald’s rename its fare as “Flabby Meals”, or that Ronald McDonald be replaced as the corporate mascot by Mr Creosote, the morbidly obese Monty Python character who explodes after overeating.
Created on Fri May 27 12:02:18 EDT 2011

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