单词 | modom |
释义 | modomn. In representations of affectedly refined speech: = madam n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > as form of address womanc1225 madamc1300 sisterc1450 niece1488 girl1562 Madonna1584 young woman1683 princess1709 Sitt1838 babe1911 modom1920 mama1979 1920 J. Galsworthy In Chancery ii. xiii. 223 Very new, modom; quite the latest thing. 1932 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Thank Heaven Fasting i. i. 9 Madame Myrtle..was full of assurances about knowing exactly what Moddam meant. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Doctor Sally iii. 29 Did you call, moddom? 1934 H. G. Wells Exper. in Autobiogr. I. iv. 153 We are showing some very pretty sunshades just now Moddum. 1944 A. Thirkell Headmistress ix. 200 A very handsome afternoon dress..but, as the dressmaker said, almost with tears, making moddom look her age. 1961 Punch 1 Mar. 372/1 The saleslady coughed delicately... ‘It's up to you, Modom,’ she said. 1984 J. Archer First among Equals (1985) xxii. 278 I think it makes Modom look most elegant, I must say. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920 |
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