单词 | swak |
释义 | > as lemmasS.W.A.K. S.W.A.K. n. (also S.W.A.L.K.) sealed with a (loving) kiss. Π 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 274 SWAK, from the initials S.W.A.K.—i.e., Sealed with a Kiss. A common superscription on the envelopes of letters to sweethearts from sailors and soldiers. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 185 S.W.A.K. was the commonest (Sealed With a Kiss), with the variant S.W.A.L.K., the L in this case standing for ‘Loving’. 1952 E. Waugh Men at Arms iii. viii. 312 The old soldiers wrote SWALK on the envelope, meaning ‘sealed with a loving kiss’. 1971 R. Quest Death of Sinner xvi. 154 They [sc. the letters] might represent a sentence like S.W.A.K... Girls at school sometimes wrote it on the backs of envelopes. It means ‘sealed with a kiss’. 1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird xi. 164 I posted him a long letter with SWALK on it to make him laugh. < as lemmas |
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