| 单词 |
possie |
| 释义 |
▪ I. possie, pozzy1 slang (orig. and chiefly Austral. and N.Z.).|ˈpɒsɪ, ˈpɒzɪ|
Also possy, pozzie.
[f. position n. + -y6, -ie.]
A position (orig. in sense 7 c); the space a person occupies; a location; a place of residence; an appointment; an occupation. Hence as v. trans.
1915T. Skeyhill Soldier Songs from Anzac (1916) 15 'E climbs up stunted pine-trees, An' snipes away as us. But 'e never shows 'is pozzy. 1916Anzac Bk. 10 The new sniper's pozzy down at the creek. Ibid., Pozzy or Possie, Australian warrior's short for ‘position’ or ‘lair’. Ibid. 102 His mates used to take a mean advantage of his good nature, and would shunt all the work, such as sweeping out the ‘possie’, or trenches, on to him. 1918Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 25 Oct. 149/2 We were ‘possied’ some distance in rear of the front line. 1919Ibid. 10 Jan. 284/2 In the small hours we reached our next ‘possie’—a shell-torn gully near Pusieux. 1919W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 39 Possy, position; place; dugout; home. 1925A. Wright Boy from Bullarah 99 Quick, get a pozzy with the machine. 1926‘J. Doone’ Timely Tips for New Australians Gloss., Possie, a slang contraction of the word position which denotes a place. A job. c1926‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 70 You'll hear him in his bar-room ‘possie’, As a bloke comes in for a ‘wet’. 1929A. W. Wheen tr. Remarque's All Quiet on W. Front v. 101 Then we change our possy and lie down again to play cards. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 3 Jan. 21/3 A bad set in a good possie will bring nothing save an occasional adventurous doe. 1937N. Marsh Vintage Murder xxi. 238 Messing about on the scene of the crime... She's going to find herself in a very, very uncomfortable..pozzy, is Miss Caroline. 1941Coast to Coast 204 S'pose you'll be after some easy stuff next time. A possie where there's a bit of fresh air. 1941K. Tennant Battlers xxvii. 301 Going to get a possie in the cannery? 1956D. M. Davin Sullen Bell 47 ‘I've brought a picnic,’ he said. So you watch out for a nice little pozzy while a good husband keeps his eyes on the road.’ 1962E. Salter Voice of Peacock vii. 77 He couldn't have fallen into a possy like that by himself. 1970P. White Vivisector 620 Should have got here early—got us a good pozzy. Never be in the picture now. 1971N.Z. Listener 19 Apr. 56/5 They found a possie in a bit of a trog and boiled-up.
▪ II. possie
var. pozzy2. |
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