| 单词 | nice one |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnice one g. colloquial. nice one: expressing approval or congratulations for something done well. In later use also ironically.Popularized by the song Nice One Cyril, used in a television commercial for bread in the early 1970s, and recorded in 1973 by the Tottenham Hotspur football team (associated with the former Tottenham player Cyril Knowles). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] > expression of approval suffrage1566 vote1608 seal of approval1833 accolade1852 back-pat1894 nod1924 nice one1970 like2009 1970 I. R. Hebditch I do like to be beside Seaside (unpubl. Ph.D. thesis, De Montfort University) (O.E.D. Archive) §5. 8 ‘Action's on tonight down the “Cage”.’ ‘Nice one.’ 1971 B. Marley Kinky Reggae (song lyrics) Nice one, nice one, that's what they say. 1973 H. Spiro & H. Clarke (title of song) Nice one Cyril. 1974 T. Brooke-Taylor Goodies File 52 How about calling yourselves ‘The Goodies’—Nice one eh? 1985 B. Zephaniah Dread Affair 19 Nice one Handsworth doing fine. 1990 M. Lipman Thank you for having Me (BNC) 115 ‘They're on the top table with Her Royal Highness. We're on Table No 5 with no one we know.’ ‘Nice one,’ I said darkly. 1999 Nouse (Univ. York) Mar. (Muse Suppl.) 4/4 After acknowledging encores as a ludicrous act, Pitchshifter simply stayed on the stage, played three more songs, and then left. Nice one lads. < as lemmas |
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