hot beef
now rare
exclamation
‘Stop thief!’.
noun
A cry of this, as in to give (a person) hot beef.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Mayhew (1812–1887), author and social reformer. Rhyming slang for thief.
| 单词 | hot beef |
| 释义 | hot beefnow rare exclamation ‘Stop thief!’. noun A cry of this, as in to give (a person) hot beef. Origin |
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