| man of straw | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person of little substance |
| 2. | chiefly (US) Also called: straw man a person used as a cover for some dubious plan or enterprise; front man |
| 3. | a man who cannot be relied upon to honour his financial commitments, esp because of his limited resources |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |