单词 | stoepsitter |
释义 | > as lemmasstoepsitter stoepsitter n. one who habitually sits idly on the stoep of his house. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place market beaterc1405 market dasher1440 market runner?c1475 benchera1533 bench-whistler1542 bench-babbler1549 Paul's man1616 Paul's-walker1658 benchwarmer1662 round-towner1775 wharf-rat1823 boulevardier1879 sidewalk superintendent1879 bar-loafer1889 stoepsitter1934 beach bum1962 1934 C. P. Swart Africanderisms (typescript) Stoepsitters,..a sluggard or lazy person; sometimes humorously applied by townsmen to farmers, who used to spend much of their time on the stoep, drinking their favourite beverage, coffee. 1948 O. Walker Kaffirs are Lively 92 They don't work. They're stoep-sitters, coffee-tipplers and pipe~spitters. 1972 Sunday Times 24 Sept. 19 Topical remarks, especially by the three ‘stoepsitters’, are made through the play. < as lemmas |
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