| 释义 |
chattermag, n. colloq. or dial.|ˈtʃætəmæg|
[f. chatter n.1 + mag n.1]
a. (See quot. 1844).
b. Chatter, talk. Hence chattermag v. intr., to chatter.
1844W. Barnes Poems Rural Life 293 Chattermag, a chattering magpie, a chatterbox, a much-talking woman. 1895C. W. Scott Apple Orchards 25 Gossip and chattermag. 1904Daily Chron. 6 May 4/6 Philosophers..have suggested various causes for woman being such a ‘chattermag’. 1909Westm. Gaz. 15 May 2/3 Too late to wait while you stand chatter-maggin' there. 1926Sunday at Home 149/1 She..would have thoroughly enjoyed the gossip of the excited young chattermags. |