| 单词 | gin and jag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgin and Jag gin and Jag n. (also gin-and-Jaguar) British colloquial (frequently depreciative) attributive relating to or denoting wealthy English middle-class people characterized as drinking gin and driving luxury cars such as Jaguars, or the residential areas (esp. the Home Counties around London) where they live. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > middle-class or bourgeois > characteristic of bourgeois1764 middle class1846 chintzy1851 middle-classy1926 gin and Jag1963 white bread1977 1963 Irish Times 9 Nov. 14/6 The population is being drawn to within an area of 70 miles of London, sometimes known as the ‘Gin and Jaguar’ belt. 1969 Sunday Tel. 16 Mar. 3/3 (headline) The ‘gin and Jag’ rebels. 1997 Independent 12 Mar. i. 2/2 Alan Bleasdale..has turned from gritty social commentary to the gin and Jag set for Channel 4's big spring drama. 2000 Independent 4 Feb. i. 9/1 Woldingham, a sleepy Surrey village in the heart of what is often known as the ‘gin and Jag’ belt. < as lemmas |
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