释义 |
humgruffin|hʌmˈgrʌfɪn| [A made-up word, from hum, gruff, griffin.] ‘A terrible or repulsive person’ (Davies). Also humgruffian.
1825J. K. Paulding John Bull in Amer. iv. 29 Another declared she would not give a pin to save such a rude humgruffian from starvation. 1842Barham Ingol. Leg. Ser. ii. St. Cuthbert, One horrid Humgruffin, who seem'd by his talk, And the airs he assumed, to be cock of the walk. |