单词 | puppa |
释义 | puppan. colloquial (chiefly Caribbean). = papa n.2 1. Also as a form of address. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] fatherOE sirec1250 authora1398 flesh-fathera1400 genitor1447 daddy1523 dad1533 bab1598 patera1600 dada1672 relieving officer1677 papa1681 pappy1722 baba1771 pa1773 governor1783 paw1826 fatherkin1839 pop1840 bap1842 pap1844 da1851 baba1862 puppa1885 pops1893 poppa1897 pot and pan1900 papasana1904 daddy-o1913 bapu1930 baby-father1932 abba1955 birth father1977 1885 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 15 Apr. A manly voice says: ‘Call puppa; call puppa; call puppa; tiss puppa.’ And the heavy tread of the man sounds as he walks the floor. 1912 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 Apr. 4/3 As regards the name of the owner, ‘Me puppa breder’ or ‘Cousin Johnny’, are not uncommon and it involves an amount of cross-examination to get the names of these worthies. 1961 I. Khan Jumbie Bird ii. 23 Good t'ing he wasn't there, otherwise I shoot he, he moomah and he poopah too. 1986 O. P. Adisa in S. Brown Caribbean New Wave (1990) 7 Dy kingdom come, tie er head. Dy will be done, tie er head. Ave mercy, Pupa Jesas. 1999 H. Lindsay in H. Gilbert Postcolonial Plays (2001) 175/1 Mi three pickney left long time fi look life fi demself. Mi couldn't help dem. Nuh know where dem puppa deh. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885 |
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