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单词 candyman
释义

candyman

/ˈkandɪˌman /
noun (plural candymen) North American informal
A person who sells illegal drugs: candyman to the jet set...
  • Some were junkies, prowling the streets, looking for sweets from their candyman.
  • Almost immediately, a scruffy youth approached me, his unkempt appearance readily identifying him as a candyman.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from candy + man, an earlier sense denoting a ragman who gave toffee in exchange for goods.

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