| 释义 |
Mex, a. and n.|mɛks|
a. U.S. Colloq. abbrev. of Mexican a. and n.
In quot. 1913, ‘Mexican money’.
1854G. D. Brewerton in Harper's Mag. Apr. 584/2, I thought it proper to consult with one of the Quarter⁓master's agents..which resulted in my receiving the information that the ‘United States Hotel’ upon the ‘Plaza’ provided ‘chicken fixins and corn doins’—or, if a ‘stranger’ wanted ‘Mex livin’, frijoles and tortíllas to boot—in better style than any other establishment in Santa Fé. 1906McClure's Mag. June 121/1 ‘Where'd you get the coat?’ I asked the Mex. 1913Ibid. Mar. 119 Is that gold or Mex, dear? 1929J. Parker Old Army 246 He was evidently not one of those who looked with pleasure upon ‘Mex’ officers. 1934J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice 97 Ensenada is all Mex. 1970G. Jackson Let. 22 Mar. in Soledad Brother (1971) 187 An Italian..killed a Mexican in Folsom because the Mex suddenly started telling everyone not to trust someone. 1974Times 21 Feb. 11/6 John Wayne's The Alamo (‘better Tex than Mex’) is a Goldwater Western.
b. U.S. Forces' slang. Foreign currency, esp. that of the Philippine Islands.
1898Amer. Soldier (Manila, Philippine Islands) I. x. 8/1 We will send a set..to any address in America for 25 cents (mex). 1907Army & Navy Life (U.S.) June 679 M stands for money, which is mostly in ‘Mex’. 1926Anderson & Stallings What Price Glory? in Three Amer. Plays ii. 67, I wouldn't take a hundred dollars Mex. for that. 1941T. Cruse Apache Days & After 287 The rent was $100 a month ‘Mex’, which translated as $50 in gold. |