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单词 py korry
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py korryint.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪ ˈkɒri/, U.S. /ˌpaɪ ˈkɔri/, New Zealand English /ˌpɑe ˈkɒri/
Forms: 1800s py kolly, 1800s– py gorry, 1900s– pai kare, 1900s– pai korry, 1900s– py corrie, 1900s– py korry.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: by golly at golly int. Phrases 1
Etymology: Representing a Maori pronunciation of by golly at golly int. Phrases 1 Compare by gorry at gorry int.
New Zealand.
Used for emphasis, or to express surprise: ‘by golly’ (see golly int.).Often in stock representations of Maori speech (see quot. 1966).
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1862 Let. in H. T. Gibson That Gibbie Galoot (1924) (frontispiece) My sister say you fond of little boys and girls well py gorry bimeby I give you plenty I send you xx Hohepa [said by a Maori girl of 16].
1898 H. B. Vogel Maori Maid 41 Py Kolly..which represents the Maori's ‘By Golly’.
1911 N.Z. Truth 27 May 4 The defence put up by Lawyer Donnelly..so impressed the jury that they returned a verdict of not guilty. Py Korry!
1938 R. Finlayson Brown Man's Burden 32Py korry, that right!’ Wi admitted to himself.
1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. x. 200 Maori English interlarded with plurry and sentences like ‘Py korry, that the nice baby, eh?’ belongs to the language of journalists rather than the language of Maoris.
1982 F. Keene Myrtle & Sophia 43 Jonathan was dismayed. ‘Py korry, e hoa, I'm very sorry about that.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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