单词 | hoor |
释义 | hoorn. Irish English colloquial (frequently derogatory). An unpleasant or contemptible person (typically a man). Also in weakened sense as a mildly dismissive term, sometimes expressing affection or commiseration (often with modifying adjective, as old, poor, etc.). Cf. hooer n.With quot. 1947 cf. whore n. 3.Long hoor was a nickname supposedly given by Michael Collins (1890–1922) to Éamon De Valera (1882–1975), who was noted for his height. There is no contemporary evidence for this, but cf. quot. 1965. cute hoor n. a person who is regarded as shrewd or crafty; a cunning but somewhat likeable rogue: see cute adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > vulgar term of endearment prick1540 bird's-nie1650 sod1911 hoor1965 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal harlot?c1225 knavec1275 truantc1290 shreward1297 boinarda1300 boyc1300 lidderon13.. cokinc1330 pautenerc1330 bribera1387 bricouna1400 losarda1400 rascal?a1400 knapea1450 lotterela1450 limmerc1485 Tutivillus1498 knavatec1506 smy?1507 koken?a1513 swinger1513 Cock Lorel?1518 pedlar's French1530 cust1535 rabiator1535 varletc1540 Jack1548 kern1556 wild rogue1567 miligant1568 rogue1568 tutiviller1568 rascallion1582 schelm1584 scoundrel1589 rampallion1593 Scanderbeg1601 scroyle1602 canter1608 cantler1611 skelm1611 gue1612 Cathayana1616 foiterer1616 tilt1620 picaro1622 picaroon1629 sheepmanc1640 rapscallion1648 marrow1656 Algerine1671 scaramouch1677 fripon1691 shake-bag1794 badling1825 tiger1827 two-for-his-heels1837 ral1846 skeezicks1850 nut1882 gun1890 scattermouch1892 tug1896 natkhat1901 jazzbo1914 scutter1940 bar steward1945 hoor1965 1947 ‘F. O'Connor’ Common Chord 171 ‘You'll go where you're told,’ said Con with great glee—clearly he thought his father was a great card. ‘Come on, you ould whore you, come on!’] 1965 ‘F. O'Connor’ Big Fellow (rev. ed.) xii. 109 Collins put his foot down at last. ‘The Long Whoor won't get rid of me as easy as that.’ 1981 B. Friel Translations in Sel. Plays (1984) 434 Barney Petey just out of his bed and running after them in his drawers: ‘You hoors you! Get out of my corn, you hoors you!’ 2013 Irish Farmers Jrnl. 6 Apr. (Irish Country Living section) 23/1 The poor hoors who played the Roman soldiers in their leather mini uniforms had their crown jewels all but frozen. 2018 Sun (Nexis) 28 July (Opinion section) 13 No matter how many tribunal grillings an Irish politician will face during their political career,..you can be sure the cute hoor will waltz off into the sunset with their fat pension still intact. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965 |
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