| 释义 |
oojiboo Soldiers' slang.|ˌuːdʒɪˈbuː|
[Arbitrary extension of oojah, with meaningless suffix.]
= prec. So (by metathesis) oobyjiver |ˌuːbɪˈdʒaɪvə(r)|.
1918Daily Express 2 Oct. 2/5 The oojiboo may be a hammer, a saw, a spanner, but Jimmy, or anyone else, knows exactly what is wanted. Ibid., A laundry van bumped into me and carried away my oojiboo [sc. a tail lamp]. Ibid., I dropped the old oojiboo [sc. kitbag] on the platform and nipped into the refreshment-room. Wasn't gone two minutes, but d—n me if somebody hadn't won the oojiboo [stolen the kitbag]. 1925Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 215 Oojiboo, much the same as Oojah. 1933[see Oojah]. 1963New Society 22 Aug. 5/2 Colourful words like ‘oobyjiver’, meaning ‘whatsis’ pop up regularly. |