| 单词 | gully-gully man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgully-gully man gully-gully man n. in Egypt, esp. at Port Said, a conjuror who works with live chickens. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer > types of knife-warper?c1225 saccularian1652 fire-eater1676 fire king1796 juggler1807 stone-eater1820 sword-swallower1826 fire-swallower1857 salamander1859 jadoo-wallah1890 knife-thrower1905 gully-gully man1930 1930 E. Waugh Labels iii. 69 [At Port Said] a conjuror came and did tricks for us with live chickens. These are called ‘gully-gully men’ because of their chatter. They are the worst possible conjurors but excellent comedians. They squat on the ground, making odd clucking noises in their throats and smiling happily, and proceed with the minimum of deception to pop things in and out of their voluminous sleeves. 1955 A. Ross Australia 55 24 The decks were deserted, the gulli-gulli men departed. 1960 Spectator 15 July 95/3 The ‘gully-gully’ men ply between Port Said and Suez, boarding the ships and giving performances on deck at advertised times. 1962 D. J. Enright Addictions iv. 67 (title) I was a gulli-gulli man's chicken. < as lemmas |
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