| 释义 |
moochin Anglo-Welsh colloq.|ˈmuːxɪn|
Also mwchin.
Anglicized form of Welsh mochyn pig. (cf. Ir. muc), applied to a person, esp. a child, as a term of reproach or opprobrium. Cf. pig n.1 5.
1940Dylan Thomas Portrait of Artist as Young Dog 58 He sat down in the road. ‘I'm on a sledge,’ he said, ‘pull me, Patricia, pull me like an Eskimo.’ ‘Up you get, you moochin, or I'll take you home.’ 1945― Let. 30 July (1966) 280 He said, ‘Look, what they did, the moochin.’ 1953― Under Milk Wood (1954) 12 Saw him in the bushes..Playing mwchins..Send him to bed without any supper. |