| 单词 | to give the hump |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give (a person) the hump a. A fit of ill humour or vexation; sulks. Esp. in to give (a person) the hump. slang. Cf. hump v. 1. Quot. 1727 is of doubtful meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [noun] > fit of gloominga1400 terret1515 momurdotesc1540 the sullens1580 pirr1581 pet1590 snuff1592 mulligrubs1599 mumps1599 geea1605 mood1609 miff1623 tetch1623 frumps1671 strunt1721 hump1727 tiff1727 tift1751 huff1757 tig1773 tout1787 sulk1792 twita1825 fantigue1825 fuff1834 grumps1844 spell1856 the grumbles1861 grouch1895 snit1939 mardy1968 moody1969 strop1970 sull1972 cream puff1985 mard1998 1727 D. Defoe Protestant Monastery 4 Under many Hardships and Restrictions, many Humps and Grumps. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 198 A costermonger who was annoyed or distressed about anything would describe himself as having ‘the hump’. 1887 F. Gale Game of Cricket ix. viii. 187 So let's alter the law, Without any more jaw, Or you'll give an old buffer the hump. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 18 Feb. 1/3 Well, my boy, you've evidently got the hump..but you must give up that sort of thing when I'm here. 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End vi. 51 That tune fairly gives me the hump. 1939 T. S. Eliot Family Reunion 18 You seem to be wanting to give us all the hump. I must say, this isn't cheerful for Amy's birthday. < as lemmas |
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