| 单词 | to dodge pompey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto dodge Pompey 13. to dodge Pompey: (a) to evade work (Naval slang); (b) see quot. 1930 (Australian slang). Π 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 38 Dodging Pompey, avoiding work on shipboard. Originally a naval phrase entirely. 1930 R. V. Billis & A. S. Kenyon Pastures New iii. 46 Browne detailed the laws passed, not to encourage the overlander, but rather to counteract his habit of stealing grass—‘dodging Pompey’, as it was known. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 73 Dodging Pompey, skulking, or avoiding work by the use of any semi-legitimate excuse. < as lemmas |
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