单词 | shoddy dropper |
释义 | > as lemmasshoddy dropper shoddy dropper n. Australian and New Zealand slang a pedlar of cheap or falsely described clothing; a hawker. ΚΠ 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 52 We have [this century]..acquired some underworld slang of our own..[e.g.]shoddy dropper, a seller of cheap serge; [etc.]. 1964 Australasian Post (Melbourne) 28 May 38/3 The ‘shoddy droppers’ (Indian hawkers) always carried a supply of patent medicines..with them on their rounds. 1972 Telegraph (Brisbane) 30 Aug. 24/6 The operators were known as dudders and professional shoddy-droppers. < as lemmas |
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