单词 | miss thing |
释义 | > as lemmasMiss Thing Miss Thing n. (a) colloquial a woman whose name the speaker is unable or does not care to specify (see thing n.1 16a); (b) slang (somewhat depreciative) (esp. in the language of some homosexual men) used to refer to or address a man. ΚΠ 1858 H. C. Jenkin Violet Bank III. ix. 188 No, no, indeed,—just to let you get that Miss Thing out of the way. 1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular (at cited word) Does Miss Thing want her smack now or after her eggs Benedict. c1986 C. Busch Vampire Lesbians of Sodom 69 Sweetie, has Miss Thing invited you to her dungeon room? 1993 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 14 Feb. 4 A snob saw my housekeeper in the elevator and told her to never use it again. I can't wait to see Miss Thing and tell her off. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Sept. c1 Billy [Budd] is commonly referred to as ‘Baby’ and ‘Beauty’, although, mercifully, the sailors refrain from calling each other ‘Miss Thing’. < as lemmas |
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