| 释义 |
ˈrowdy-ˈdowdy, a. slang.
[Cf. row-de-dow.]
Characterized by noisy roughness.
1854M. Cummins Lamplighter 260 To offer herself as a champion for that rowdy-dowdy child. 1882in Ogilvie. 1898J. K. Jerome Sec. Thoughts 293 In Rook-land the rowdy-dowdy, randy-dandy, rollicky-ranky boys get up very early. 1901Daily News 10 Jan. 9/3 They commenced a music hall song—‘A Little Bit Off the Top’, and other rowdy dowdy songs. 1928[see nightman 2]. |