单词 | boys and girls |
释义 | > as lemmasboys and girls b. humorous. boys and girls: used as a form of address to a group of adults, esp. in imitation of a schoolteacher. ΚΠ 1913 Outlook 27 Dec. 892/1 Now then, boys and girls,..this is Pete Crowther, the grocery salesman... I am going to give you some straight goods now about salesmanship, see? 1921 H. W. Witwer Leather Pushers x. 253 Yes, boys and girls, Nada was a pulse quickener of the first water. 1988 ‘J. Norst’ Colors vii. 97 Hey, boys and girls, did Uncle Bob make a fuckie-uppie here? 2007 Bellville (Illinois) News-Democrat (Nexis) 7 May Now, boys and girls, can you say hypocrite? < as lemmas |
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