单词 | blue belly |
释义 | blue belly/ˈbluː ˌbɛlɪ/originally and chiefly United States regional (southern ). Usually derogatory noun A blue-bellied person, one regarded as low, contemptible, or cowardly; specifically (a) a northerner; (b) a northern soldier, especially during the American Civil War (1861–5). OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in John Pickering (1777–1846). From blue + belly, after blue-bellied. |
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