单词 | budgie |
释义 | budgien. = budgerigar n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Melopsittacus (budgerigar) lovebird1837 grass parakeet1840 budgerigar1847 shell parrot1890 budgie1936 1936 W. Watmough Cult of Budgerigar xv. 207 Although Budgies are so hardy..reasonable care should..be exercised to protect them from chills. 1959 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife xv. 186 We've got a budgie..that Maureen's teaching to talk. Draft additions June 2016 budgie smugglers n. slang (originally and chiefly Australian) a pair of short, close-fitting men's swimming trunks; also in singular (chiefly in attributive use). [With reference to the appearance of the male genitals in figure-hugging trunks.] In form budgy smuggler a proprietary name in Australia. ΚΠ 1998 J. Clarke & R. Stevenson Games (television script) (O.E.D. Archive) 1st Ser. Episode 5. 6 He would drop his tweeds, pull on a pair of oversized budgie smugglers and he would drop a bomb off the white cliffs of Dover and start rolling his arm over. 2006 West Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 21 Oct. (Mag. section) 33 Which are better—Rolling Stones or Beatles, boardies or budgy smugglers, AFL or rugby? 2011 Daily Tel. 23 Sept. 22/1 The swimwear company Speedo, known for its skimpy ‘budgie smuggler’ briefs, is suing a..blogger. 2014 Forever Sports Aug. 101/1 Don't wear budgie smugglers so tight they reveal what religion you are. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1936 |
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