| 释义 |
Nancy Dawson ? Obs.|ˈnænsɪ ˈdɔːsən|
[See quot. 1890.]
A sailor's dance or song; a nancy-boy.
1766C. Anstey New Bath Guide ix. 64 With what Grace his Gloves he draws on, Claps, and calls up Nancy Dawson: Me thro' ev'ry Dance conducting. 1771Smollett Humph. Cl. I. 176, I can dance a Welsh jig, and Nancy Dawson. c1810W. Hickey Mem. (1960) xxv. 418 The dragoons..marched off..the fifes playing ‘Nancy Dawson’. 1840Family Mag. (Cincinnati) 332/2 She sailed through the waltz like an elephant dancing ‘Nancy Dawson’ in the ring of a menagerie. 1890Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/1 Nancy Dawson, a name for a molly, an effeminate youth, apathetic, &c... The original Nancy Dawson was a noted prostitute, on whom there is a song still current among sailors. |