单词 | jack and jill party |
释义 | > as lemmasJack and Jill party Jack and Jill party n. U.S. (a) a party attended by male and female guests (now dated); (b) spec. a celebration for a couple soon to be married, to which both male and female friends are invited; cf. stag do n. (b) at stag n.1 Additions; hen do n. at hen n.1 Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1890 Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 14 July Misses Hattie Hiler and Dora Perkins give a ‘Jack and Gill’ party on Wednesday evening. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 80/3 There's a book..for your table decorations and party plans.., Little Girls' Party, Indian Party for Boys, Jack & Jill Party for Tiny Tots, [etc.]. 1948 Blizzard (Oil City, Pa.) 14 June 13/1 (heading) Couple honoured at Jack and Jill Party. 1991 D. Coupland Generation X iii. xxv. 143 Jack-and-Jill Party:..baby showers to which both men and women friends are invited as opposed to only women. 2013 Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels, Texas) 22 Sept. 6 c/1 A couples' [wedding] shower..commonly known as a Jack and Jill party,..can be a luncheon, a laid-back barbeque or a party at a local park. < as lemmas |
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