| 释义 |
Chad, chad|tʃæd|
[Origin obscure.]
In full Mr. Chad. The figure of a human head appearing above a wall, etc., with the caption ‘Wot, no ―?’, as a protest against a shortage or the like.
1945Sunday Express 2 Dec. 2/3 What is the origin of that peculiarly laughable figure called Chad we see so often scribbled across our walls? 1946Times 1 Apr. 5/4 Mr. Chad probably went through a number of evolutions at the hands of a vast number of people before reaching the present state and can claim no one man as creator. ‘Wot! No father,’ it might well complain. 1950M. Kennedy Feast 220 She drew a picture of Mr. Chad on the terrace wall saying: ‘Wot? No black amber?’ 1965Oxford Mail 28 Sept. 6 The person..staring chad-like in indolence across the desk-tops. |