| 单词 | long-haired mate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong-haired mate 3. slang (chiefly British and Australian). Designating a person's girlfriend or wife, or any young woman considered as a potential romantic partner. Frequently in long-haired chum, long-haired mate, etc. Now historical. ΚΠ 1882 Queenslander 18 Nov. 699/2 There's no mate of yours here—none but this good man's long-haired mate. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 27/2 Long-haired chum (tailors), a young woman, a young lady friend. 1917 ‘Taffrail’ Off Shore 92 Some sort of a friendship, platonic or otherwise, with a ‘long-haired’ pal. 1944 Mirror (Perth, Austral.) 17 June 11/2 In a dark and lonely house at Margaret River you stumble on the guilty husband with his long-haired pal. 1971 T. Murphy Whistle in Dark i. 27 One of your long-haired ones is waiting up the road. 2011 A. Monaghan Soldier's Return viii. 171 What about that girl you had? Your long-haired chum. She still on the scene? < as lemmas |
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