单词 | furphy |
释义 | furphy/ˈfəːfi /noun (plural furphies) Australian informal A rumour or story, especially one that is untrue or absurd: I remembered the schoolyard furphies about sewer gangs...
OriginFirst World War: from the name painted on water and sanitary carts manufactured by the Furphy family of Shepparton, Victoria; during the war they became popular as a place where soldiers exchanged gossip, often when visiting the latrines. Rhymes |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。