单词 | son of a bachelor |
释义 | > as lemmasson of a bachelor son of a bachelor n. used as a term of abuse or contempt; cf. bastard n. 2a.Perhaps sometimes as a euphemistic alternative to stronger terms such as son of a bitch. ΚΠ 1657 T. Jordan Walks Islington & Hogsdon iv. ii. sig. F4 You son of a Batchelor, do you throw your Pispots upon my head. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. IV. lv. 227 Tack about, helm a Lee, thou Son of a Batchelor. 1861 Warren (Pa.) Mail 16 Feb. Every mothers son of a bachelor was pierced to the heart by the fatal shaft. 1958 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 20 Mar. 3/4 When some son of a bachelor insults me I insult back twice as hard. 2000 New Republic 10 July 31/2 These sons of bachelors will not intimidate me. < as lemmas |
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