| 释义 |
facey, a. Caribbean slang (chiefly Jamaican).
Brit. |ˈfeɪsi|, U.S. |ˈfeɪˌsi|, Jamaican |ˈfeɪsi|, |ˈfɪesi|
[Apparently ‹face n. + -y suffix1. Compare slightly earlier facety adj. It is uncertain whether there is any connection with earlier facy n.]
Bold; impertinent. Cf. facety adj.
1929M. W. Beckwith Black Roadways 88 Although good spirits also come back to earth ‘to make holiday’, as some say, only a bad spirit is ‘facey’ enough to show himself to you. 1966Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Dec. 4 Old and wrinkled-up as he was, he was as fresh and facey like any young-boy. 1988Z. Ellis On Heroes, Lizards, & Passion 117 ‘I don't know, de man look me straight and tell me he don't think I will come back.’ ‘But he facey.’ ‘Dat is not the word for it.’ |