| 单词 | lolly water |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslolly water lolly water n. Australian and New Zealand a soft drink; (later also) a weak or sweet alcoholic drink (depreciative).figurative in quot. 1909. ΚΠ 1909 Dubbo Liberal (New S. Wales) 18 Dec. In pathetic contra-distinction to the able and humane leader of your last issue is the weak, lolly-water effusion signed ‘Townsman’. 1941 News (Adelaide) 5 Dec. Hundreds of gallons of ‘lolly water’ (the aboriginal name for lemon and orange squash) are being consumed in Darwin. 1978 D. Ballantyne Talkback Man 59 He says lolly water can be as dangerous as booze. 1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 May 6 Call it lolly-water, take the mickey out of it if you like, but in truth it's a wine well-suited to our warm climate. 2012 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Jan. 16 Geez, I don't want to drink beer and overpriced alcoholic lolly water all day. < as lemmas |
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