| 释义 |
gobdaw, n. slang (orig. and chiefly Anglo-Irish).|ˈgɒbdɔː|
[f. gob n.2 + daw n.]
A foolish or pretentious person.
a1966‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 81 The ignorant self-opinionated..suet-brained..mealy-mouthed streptococcus-ridden gang of natural gobdaws! 1981T. Wogan Day Job 40 It is the mark of the eejit and gobdaw to enter any Irish drinking establishment and order, say, a ‘Vodka and lemonade’. 1985M. Binchy Echoes ii. 207 It was a great opportunity to show her round a bit..just show her a few things so that she wasn't a total gobdaw when term started. 1987Punch 25 Feb. 61/2 Cities are of course the same, as any number of you posturing ‘sensitive’ gobdaws could tell me at limitless length over a delicious Glenfiddich 'n' Pepsi in the singles bar of the Glove & Spermicide. |