| 单词 | to jump jim crow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto jump Jim Crow b. to jump Jim Crow: to execute the dance that was part of a theatrical (or street) performance of ‘Jim Crow’; to jump about. Also figurative, to change one's political principles, to desert one's party. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [verb (intransitive)] > desert one's party to go over1648 rat1810 bolt1821 to jump Jim Crow1833 Tylerize1865 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (intransitive)] > perform black minstrel act to jump Jim Crow1833 1833 Sketches & Eccentricities D. Crockett 41 You nebber get to Heben till you jump Jim Crow. 1836 Louisville (Kentucky) Jrnl. 16 Sept. A Mr. Collier of Virginia has ‘jumped Jim Crow’. 1840 Log Cabin Song-bk. 38 Fo he's the man to jump Jim Crow, And prove that black is white. 1857 Observer 12 Apr. 2/4 A street clown once told him (Mr. Mayhew) that..he jumped ‘Jim Crow’ for twelve hours in the mud and wet of the streets, and he carried home..the sum of 15 d. 1922 J. Galsworthy Windows i. 19 Not much balance about us. We just run about and jump Jim Crow. < as lemmas |
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