| 单词 | something for the weekend |
| 释义 | > as lemmassomething (also anything) for the weekend c. British colloquial (euphemistic). something (also anything) for the weekend: a condom, or a supply of condoms. Also in extended use: a sexual aid, an aphrodisiac, etc.Popularly considered to originate in a euphemistic question put by barbers to their customers. ΚΠ 1968 Link (New Delhi) 25 Feb. 31/1 Fathers were urged that when the barber asked them whether they wanted anything for the weekend, they should ‘demand British letters’. 1972 Wonderful World of Sounds in Monty Python's Previous Record (gramophone record) A herd of zebras visiting the same chemist to ask for something for the weekend. 1986 A. Coren Something for Weekend 7 And..to deal with his ritual valediction ‘Something for the weekend?’ ‘No.’ ‘You didn't mind me asking?’ ‘Of course not.’ ‘It's traditional.’ 1987 Sunday Times (Nexis) 11 Jan. Barbers would ask our fathers: ‘Anything for the weekend, sir?’ 1998 Independent (Electronic ed.) 10 July 5 As the body-builders..were paying for their tins of powdered protein, they used to give me a wink and ask if I had anything for their wives, something for the weekend. 1999 Times (Nexis) 11 Aug. The days when a Friday night visit to the barber's shop ended with the whispered enquiry: ‘Anything for the weekend, Sir?’ are long past. < as lemmas |
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