| 释义 |
Plym, n.|plɪm|
[Shortened f. Plymouth.]
1. humorous. An inhabitant of Plymouth.
1913W. Owen Let. 23 Apr. (1967) 185, I should enjoy treating at length of Plymouth and the Plyms, the charm of Devon.
2. colloq. A member of the Plymouth Brethren.
1953‘N. Blake’ Dreadful Hollow ii. 20 Staying at a pub won't commend you to the Plyms. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 13 May 593/3 The solemn girl who turned him down, back in the 1890s, because of an apparent lack of religious conviction; she was what is known as a Plym. |