Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Season 1
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ivories
/ˈaɪvəriz/C2
琴键 / 电脑键盘 (n.)
熟词生义。`ivory` 原意是「象牙」，在口语和乐手俚语中常指钢琴的「白键」，这里被杰克幽默地用来代指「电脑键盘」。
[Jake] Check it out, chair jockeys.
While you were busy tickling the ivories on your computers,
I was doing a bust. Cocaine!