A chaperon or one who ‘plays propriety’ with a pair of lovers, esp. in to play gooseberry. (Cf. gooseberry-picker n. at compounds 2.)
| 单词 | θ137172 |
| 释义 | the mind > emotion > love > love affair > have affectionate or sexual relationship [verb (intransitive)] > play gooseberry (1) to play gooseberry1837 A chaperon or one who ‘plays propriety’ with a pair of lovers, esp. in to play gooseberry. (Cf. gooseberry-picker n. at compounds 2.) |
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