| 释义 |
▪ I. goo-goo, a. slang.|ˈguːguː|
[Sometimes connected with goggle v.1 and a.]
Of the eyes or glances: amorous, ‘spoony’. Also n., an amorous glance, a ‘glad eye’.
1900Godfrey & Hilbury He used to play on the Oboe, She'd make goo-goo eyes at the bandsmen above. 1901‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 13 ‘It is awfully nice of you to ask me to see Bernhardt,’ says The Real Thing, throwing a goo-goo at me that settles everything. Ibid. 76 He'll turn such a warm pair of goo-goo eyes on her that somebody will have to..yell for the fire department. 1906N. Munro Daft Days ix, They made goo-goo-eyes at me when I said the least thing. 1906Westm. Gaz. 22 Sept. 5/2, I don't go round making goo-goo eyes for roses, anyway. 1924C. Hamilton Prisoners of Hope 101 The women..fling a goo-goo at the band. 1959J. Thurber Years with Ross ix. 158 There was so much spooning and goo-goo eyes.
▪ II. goo-goo, int.|ˈguːguː|
[Echoic.]
An imitative representation of baby talk. Hence goo-goo v. intr., to talk in the manner of a baby; also trans.
1863Harper's Mag. Aug. 402/2 Yes, you pet, goo goo. 1884‘Mark Twain’ Huck. Finn xxix. 295 The duke..just went a goo-gooing around, happy and satisfied. 1906E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xiv. 184 Baby's a baddy baddy 'icky bubb-bubb to goo-goo the wicked mans! 1922Ladies' Home Jrnl. Feb. 176 Goo! Goo!—is all I can say but it means I'm happy, healthy and comfy. 1925A. Cruse Bk. Myths 145 When a baby cries ‘Goo, goo’ the Indians say that he is thinking how Wasis successfully resisted the great god Glooskap. |