| 释义 |
FOB, n.4 slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.). Chiefly depreciative.
Brit. |fɒb|, |ˌɛfəʊˈbiː|, U.S. |fɑb|, |ˌɛfoʊˈbi|
Forms: 19– F.O.B., 19– f.o.b., 19– FOB, 19– fob
[Acronym ‹ the initial letters of fresh off the boat; sometimes also pronounced as an initialism.]
A recent immigrant.
1968Los Angeles Times 6 May ii. 12/2 The FOBs don't know English when they get here and their parents move to Chinatown so the family can live with people like themselves. 1991J. Raban Hunting Mr. Heartbreak 256 If you passed Mr. Han on the street, you'd mistake him for a still shell-shocked newcomer; an FOB. 1994Filipino Express (Electronic ed.) 11 Dec. 11 They call the Vietnamese F.O.B.s... We can call them S.O.B.s, but that would be stooping down to their level. 2004K. W. Keltner Dim Sum of All Things 139 In Stephanie's world, Lindsey's blatant disregard for sock perfection made her look like a fob—a fresh-off-the-boat immigrant. |