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单词 Jack Nohi
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Jack Nohi

/dʒak ˈnəʊhiː /
noun NZ informal
1A quick or casual look; a peek: we had a Jack Nohi at your website...
  • Have a jack nohi around the garage and shed.
  • Heard you had a boy-friend and thought I better come over for a jack nohi.
1.1An overly inquisitive person: these Jack Nohis wanted to know every little detail...
  • He was treating me as if I were some kind of truant intruder - a Jack Nohi.
  • They'll think you're listening in and they'll tell you off for being a Jack Nohi.

Origin

1940s: probably from a New Zealand slang sense of jack 'a look' + Maori nohi 'nose'.

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