单词 | pg |
释义 | PGn. Chiefly British. A paying guest. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in another's house > lodger boarder1530 inmake1536 inmate1589 quarterer1595 commoner1598 tabler1598 by-settel1612 lodgera1616 inquilinea1641 pensioner1673 pensionnairea1794 Artful Dodger1839 paying guest1853 roomer1859 star boarder1875 pension-boarder1898 latchkey1905 PG1925 1925 F. Stark Let. 1 July (1974) I. 93 I am afraid I shall not be well enough to look after p.g.'s after all. 1933 M. Allingham Sweet Danger v. 62 We've got one P.G. already... She's been with us three years. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Apr. 500/4 A decayed-gentlewoman's nice home for p gs. 1987 J. Briggs Woman of Passion xiii. 381 Edith still kept open house, and her P.G.s were never entirely distinguishable from her guests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). PGadj. U.S. colloquial (frequently euphemistic). Pregnant. ΚΠ 1960 E. B. Steen Dict. Abbreviations in Med. & Related Sci. (at cited word) Pg: pregnant. 1962 L. E. Young Virgin Fleet ix. 71 She finally ended up ‘PG’. 1970 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 22 Jan. 15 (headline) Got ‘PG’ in the pool? Who's she trying to fool? 1972 T. Cade Bambara Basement in Gorilla, my Love 142 Who told you he got the Norton girl pg? 2001 J. Fritscher What they did to Kid (2002) 148 She'd told this Scandinavian social director she was PG with his kid. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). PGv. Chiefly British. intransitive. To reside as a paying guest. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > at the house of another, an inn, etc. > board board1556 to be (also live) in pension?1605 pension1642 to board round or around1828 PG1923 1923 U. L. Silberrad Lett. Jean Armiter ii. 49 They have made the suggestion that I should p.g. with them for the autumn and winter. 1959 D. Wallace Richard & Lucy v. 87 Terribly expensive rail fare, and they'd probably expect us to p.g. when we got there. 1990 Sunday Tel. 4 Mar. 52/5 When Ross was PG-ing at Tite Street relations seem to have been completely formal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasPG PG n. originally North American parental guidance (a film or video classification indicating that some parents may find the film unsuitable for their children). ΚΠ 1972 New Acronyms & Initialisms (Gale Research Co.) 81/2 PG, parental guidance suggested (some material may not be suitable for pre-teenagers) (movie rating). 1976 New Yorker 12 Jan. 70/2 Why would anybody want a PG-rated Peckinpah film? 1994 Winnipeg Free Press 1 Oct. b1/4 In Manitoba the video release has been rated ‘PG (Parental Guidance); not suitable for young children’. < n.1925adj.1960v.1923 as lemmas |
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