单词 | harry tate |
释义 | Harry Taten. Used attributively or in the possessive to designate anything incompetent or disorderly. Also (by Rhyming slang), a state, usually of nervous excitement or irritability. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > characterized by bungling1598 muffish1843 tinkering1880 tangle-footed1888 bunglesome1889 Harry Tate1925 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 115 Harry Tate's Cavalry, a nickname occasionally applied in jest to Yeomanry. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 115 Harry Tate's Navy, a nickname occasionally used in jest for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 64 Harry Tate's Navy, before the war a term of derision applied to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve generally, but dropped completely since they showed their value. During the War it was generally applied to the Auxiliary patrol, particularly the Motor Boat Reserve. 1932 ‘P. P.’ Rhyming Slang ii. 21 Harry Tate, state. 1935 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 359 Native courts have been established [in Uganda]... Their methods have been described as ‘Harry Tate’ procedure; but they are generally successful in arriving at the facts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1925 |
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