单词 | choccy |
释义 | choccyn. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). A chocolate. Also as a mass noun: chocolate.Originally used esp. in speech to or by children. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > chocolate jessamy-chocolate1697 milk chocolate1723 plain chocolate1737 chocolate drop1764 chocolate cream1851 chocolate1852 chocolate liqueur1864 chocolate button1865 choc1874 chocolate bar1875 choccy1885 langue de chat1897 black chocolate1902 soft centre1902 truffle1902 liqueur chocolate1904 bar1906 bark1910 chocolate coin1910 white chocolate1917 dark chocolate1930 Mars bar1932 Smarties1939 nutty1947 liqueur1965 1885 Quiver Jan. 168 The supply of ‘chockies’ and other sweetmeats was simply inexhaustible; the cream-cakes and bon-bons something hitherto undreamt of in her philosophy. 1918 H. G. Wells Joan & Peter v. 115 Would they like..a little bit of ‘chockky’ each? 1957 M. M. Lewis How Children learn to Speak 50 For some time past he [sc. a child] has been saying something like chockie; wasn't that imitation? 1986 S. Raven Old School 43 Sitting here comfortably..eating black market choccies, warmed by black market coal, and reading a fascinating book. 1994 Private Eye 8 Apr. 24/1 Everyone went absolutely wild and pigged out in no uncertain fashion on all the choccie and the sweeties inside. 2001 S. Armitage Little Green Man (2002) vi. 26 He pulled a Bounty and a mint Aero from his pocket. ‘Here Winkie, have a choccy.’ Compounds General attributive, as choccy biscuit, choccy cake, etc. ΚΠ 1943 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Jan. 2/1 Introducing..a delightful Choccy Fudge and a tasty Peanut Butter Bar. 1961 Times 18 Dec. 11/5 Choccy milk or orangeade, dear? 1974 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) xlii. 287 Prefer cake..specially chocky cake. 1976 in M. Frayn Alphabet. Order i. 21 Isn't it fun? I hope we all get chocky bickies for prizes. 1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 17 Mar. The eye of the loregiver is upon a plate of choccy biscuits with a tempting cream filling. 2000 Dawn (Karachi) 16 Apr. (Mag. section) 4/1 A favourite chocky bar or biscuit does you good because it makes you feel better. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885 |
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