单词 | chinese burn |
释义 | > as lemmasChinese burn Chinese burn n. (also chinese burn) Children's slang (chiefly British, Canadian, and Australian) a juvenile torment inflicted by grasping a person's wrist or forearm with both hands and twisting the skin sharply in opposite directions, causing a painful burning sensation; occasionally in extended use. ΚΠ 1956 G. Willans Whizz for Atomms ii. 32 Come on grab him by the neck scrag him give him a chinese burn beat him up and let him hav [sic] it. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers ix. 97 I flicked it; slapped it; I garotted it with both hands; a final searing chinese-burn—a last attempt to tempt out a drop of that most dreaded commodity, discharge. 1997 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 8/7 W suffered a spiral fracture... His assailant had admitted: ‘I went and gave him a Chinese burn and he moved, then I heard it click’. < as lemmas |
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