| 单词 |
wrongo |
| 释义 |
wrongo slang (chiefly U.S.).|ˈrɒŋəʊ, ˈrɒŋgəʊ| Also wronggo. [f. wrong a. + -o2.] A bad, dishonest, or untrustworthy person; a ‘wrong 'un’. Also, a counterfeit coin.
1937‘J. Curtis’ You're in Racket Too xxvi. 264 ‘Sure it ain't duff?’ ‘Never brought you nothing that was a wrongo yet, did I?’ 1938J. H. O'Hara Hope of Heaven x. 139 If I ever saw a wronggo, that Henderson is it. 1953T. Runyon In for Life v. 87 Tailoring skill was never called on more than in the case of wrongos. A well-known and disliked phony was likely to get a specially made suit not designed to please. 1968L. W. Robinson Assassin vii. 78 Phyllis Carr was a wrongo from the beginning. 1985‘D. Raymond’ Devil's Home xxxiv. 163 I've had my eye on both of you..and you look like a couple of wrongos to me. |

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