| 单词 | square john |
| 释义 | > as lemmassquare John square John n. North American slang an upright, respectable person; spec. one who is not a drug-addict. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > respectability > person pillarc1330 barona1400 Christian1693 respectable1770 respectability1837 square John1934 1934 Detective Fiction Weekly 21 Apr. 113/1 The man who works for a living..is generally referred to in terms of contempt such as working stiff, Honest John, Square John, sucker or scissor bill. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 112/2 Square John, a dope peddler who is not addicted. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed ix. 62 I played it even safer with those uptown Square Johns. 1968 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 Nov. 8/1 He kept saying that McWhirter was a ‘square John’. ‘What does a ‘square John’ mean? Does it mean an ordinary law-abiding citizen?’ Mr. Owen-Flood asked. ‘As far as I know,’ Porter replied. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。