| 释义 |
newie colloq.|ˈnjuːiː|
Also newy.
[f. new a. + -ie.]
a. Something new, as a new joke, story, or suggestion.
b. A person without previous experience in professional entertainment.
c. A song recently issued on a gramophone record.
d. = new ball.
1947Amer. Speech XXII. 157 On the ‘Can You Top This?’ radio show of November 16, 1946, one of the principal characters said, ‘Here's a new-y.’ His reference was to a joke. 1951Cusack & James Come in Spinner 495 ‘Yeah! I seem to have heard your propositions before.’ Kim leaned over and took the bottle from her. ‘Put that down and listen to me. You haven't heard this one, this is a newy.’ 1961A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business 61 Newies (Var.), novices; neophytes. 1966Melody Maker 26 Nov. 2 Dave Dee's newie ‘Save Me’ has an ‘African sound with cowbells’. 1971West Indian Weekly 12 Nov. 14/4 The Staples Singers are turning out some incredible soul discs of which their newie, ‘Respect Yourself’, is a classic in the message song genre. 1972Shout Mar., When this newie turned up..I snatched up a copy. 1975Saturday Night (Toronto) July/Aug. 29/1 Mostly, synectics involves sticking big pieces of paper up around the walls, writing down every bright remark that anyone comes up with, and then winnowing these down to a few golden newies. 1975Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 14/5 But did I say ‘ball?’ How old-fashioned can one get? ‘Ah, the new cherry,’ mutters Trevor Bailey with nostalgia in his voice. ‘It's the newie,’ exclaims Brian Johnston. |