“buckshee”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

buckshee

释义

buckshee, n. and a. slang (orig. Army).|ˈbʌkʃiː, bʌkˈʃiː|
[Alteration of baksheesh; cf. bukshi.]
A. n. Something extra, free, or to spare; an allowance above the usual amount.
B. adj. Free; spare, extra. Hence as adv.
1916Daily Mail 1 Nov. 4/4 ‘Buckshee’ (probably derived from back-sheesh, meaning extra rations, or anything over after an issue has been made—buckshee loaf, buckshee ‘fags’, etc.).1919Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 ‘Buckshee’ deserves attention as probably, with ‘scrounge’, the most popular slang towards the end of the war.1920Outward Bound Nov. 66/2 The police help themselves freely to buckshee refreshments.1921Glasgow Herald 1 Nov. 5 To..give the goods almost buckshee to our cut-throat friends, the tribesmen of the N.-W. Frontier of India.1942C. Barrett On the Wallaby iii. 48 The Chief of Staff..snapped, ‘Want a buckshee trip, eh?’

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