ACTION MAN


Meaning of ACTION MAN in English

n

a toy in the form of a man, with different clothes and equipment that can be bought separately. When it was first sold in the 1960s as a doll for boys, Action Man was a soldier. Later, it was possible to dress the doll for other activities, including some sports. Some people in Britain have said that these toys should be forbidden because they encourage boys to be violent.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.