| 单词 | chicago overcoat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChicago overcoat Chicago overcoat n. a coffin; cf. overcoat n. 1c.Apparently coined by U.S. author Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) in imitation of criminal slang; see quot. 1939, and also the following:1950 R. Chandler Let. 18 May in Sel. Lett. (1987) 218 It is very difficult for the literary man to distinguish between a genuine crook term..and an invented one (like ‘Chicago overcoat’ for coffin). < as lemmas |
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