| 单词 | muffin-fight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuffin-fight muffin-fight n. colloquial a tea party (cf. muffin-worry n. and bunfight n. at bun n.2 Compounds 2); (also more literally) a food fight. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > tea-party school feast1708 tea1738 tea-treatc1748 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 kettledrum1861 muffin-fight1876 pink tea1883 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 American tea1915 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > tea- or coffee-party tea1738 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 cookie shine1830 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 muffin-fight1876 coffee-party1886 kaffeeklatsch1888 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 klatsch1953 coffee morning1962 1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 22 Jan. 108/3 Now we have no end of ‘kettle-drums’, ‘muffin-fights’, tea-parties, afternoon receptions, suppers, hops, clubs, and cliques. 1887 A. Elliot Old Man's Favour I. ii. i. 198 A rare dinner, an occasional muffin-fight. 1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 39 Muffin fight, tea party. 1996 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 25 Nov. 1 c The scene of irrepressible gaiety that ends in a 2 a.m. muffin fight in the kitchen. < as lemmas |
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