单词 | pandaric |
释义 | pandaricadj. Of or relating to a pander or go-between. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [adjective] > of nature or characteristic of pimp panderly1581 panderous1611 pandarica1713 pimpish1877 a1713 A. Pitcairne Assembly (1722) iii. i. 47 They're mighty Pandarick; for this Sentence has no more Co-herence with what is past, or Connection with what is to follow, than the Ave Maria has with the Lord's Prayer. 1885 Nation (N.Y.) 26 Mar. 257/1 One might..infer..that..the servants and hangers-on of kings and princes are no longer capable, in modern days, of discharging pandaric offices for their masters. 1973 Shakespeare Q. 24 418 Bruce A. Maza was sharp as a pandaric Simonides as he was engagingly dull as Polonius. 1997 Renaissance Q. 50 U5 (advt.) In close readings of early Tudor poetry, court drama, letters, [etc.], Lerer illuminates a ‘Pandaric’ world of displayed bodies, surreptitious letters, and transgressive performances. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1713 |
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