| 释义 |
snidey, a. slang.|ˈsnaɪdɪ|
Also sniddy, snidy.
[f. snide a. + -y1.]
a. Bad, contemptible.
b. Insinuating, cutting.
1890in Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 267/2 Since Bill George was nabbed for liftin' them sax things is been very sniddy, so you'll be glad to learn as I have got on a new hook. 1903Farmer & Henley Slang VI. 281/1 Snide... As adj. (also sniddy or snidey) = bad, wretched, contemptible. 1928F. Hurst President is Born xxii. 232 'Fraid! Snidey! Poof! 'Fraid. Poof! Poof! Poof! 1972Guardian 20 Jan. 13/2 Miss Duncan will not allow snidy little one-liners to upset her. 1977Sounds 9 July 33/3 The journalists thought he was being ‘Hip’ when he was snidey about the Dolls on TV.
Hence ˈsnidiness.
1976E. Dunphy Only a Game? iii. 98 Because there is glory and money and your career at stake. And that entails backbiting, snidiness, scapegoating and a whole host of other things. |