英语词汇“Fanny Adams”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

Fanny Adams

释义

Fanny Adams|ˈfænɪ ˈædəmz|
[The name of a young woman who was murdered c 1867.]
1. Naut. slang.
a. Tinned meat.
b. Stew.
1889Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang, Fanny Adams (naval), tinned mutton.1927Blackw. Mag. Feb. 259/2 ‘Fanny Adams’ (or preserved mutton) brought from the ship.1962W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 46/1 Fanny Adams, general nautical slang for stew or hash.
2. slang. Freq. prec. by sweet: nothing at all. Cf. F.A. (F III. 3).
Sometimes interpreted as a euphemism for ‘sweet fuck all’ in the same sense.
1919W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 22 F.A., ‘Fanny Adams’, or ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’—nothing; vacuity.1930Brophy & Partridge Songs & Slang 1914–18 123 F.A. Sometimes lengthened into Sweet F.A. or bowdlerized into Sweet Fanny Adams. Used to mean ‘nothing’ where something was expected.1949J. R. Cole It was so Late 61 What do they do? Sweet Fanny Adams!

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容11：

“Fanny Adams”的英英意思

“真空吸尘器”英文翻译

“fangot”的英英意思

“fanner”的英英意思

“fankle”的英英意思

“真空叶滤机”英文翻译

友情链接