英语词汇“curl- the-mo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. to curl the mo, to succeed brilliantly, to win. So curl- (kurl-) the-mo, curl-a-mo, etc., attributive phrases, excellent, outstanding. Australian slang.

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1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 42 Kurl, good, excellent. Also, ‘kurl-a-mo’.

1944 Truth (Sydney) 13 Feb. 4/3 Breasley saw Kintore donkey-lick a field of youngsters in the Federal Stakes, and had salt rubbed into his wound when the Lewis cuddy Valour curled the mo in the Bond Handicap.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. vi. 126 Curl-the-mo was apparently first used to denote the self-satisfaction of a man who twirled the ends of his flowing moustache. It was then applied to anything meriting approval, was shortened to curl... A popular song ‘Curl-the-Mo, Uncle Joe’—written in praise of Joseph Stalin, who has a large moustache.

1953 S. J. Baker Austral. Speaks iv. 97 There is not infrequent mention in the sporting columns of newspapers of curl the mo mazuma..a way of saying a lot of money.

1963 Sunday Mirror (Sydney) 20 Jan. 43/2 Gili, with Mulley apparently ‘curling the mo’ was possied behind them for his challenge.

1969 Coast to Coast 1967–8 86 He..lifts one of the brimming pilsener glasses: ‘Come an' get it! It's curl-a-mo chico. Lead in the old pencil.’

单词	curl- the-mo
释义	> as lemmas curl- (kurl-) the-mo c. to curl the mo, to succeed brilliantly, to win. So curl- (kurl-) the-mo, curl-a-mo, etc., attributive phrases, excellent, outstanding. Australian slang. ΚΠ 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 42 Kurl, good, excellent. Also, ‘kurl-a-mo’. 1944 Truth (Sydney) 13 Feb. 4/3 Breasley saw Kintore donkey-lick a field of youngsters in the Federal Stakes, and had salt rubbed into his wound when the Lewis cuddy Valour curled the mo in the Bond Handicap. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. vi. 126 Curl-the-mo was apparently first used to denote the self-satisfaction of a man who twirled the ends of his flowing moustache. It was then applied to anything meriting approval, was shortened to curl... A popular song ‘Curl-the-Mo, Uncle Joe’—written in praise of Joseph Stalin, who has a large moustache. 1953 S. J. Baker Austral. Speaks iv. 97 There is not infrequent mention in the sporting columns of newspapers of curl the mo mazuma..a way of saying a lot of money. 1963 Sunday Mirror (Sydney) 20 Jan. 43/2 Gili, with Mulley apparently ‘curling the mo’ was possied behind them for his challenge. 1969 Coast to Coast 1967–8 86 He..lifts one of the brimming pilsener glasses: ‘Come an' get it! It's curl-a-mo chico. Lead in the old pencil.’ extracted from curlv.¹ < as lemmas
随便看	give, have the wind of give, lay down, yield the bucklers give, pay heed give, pay heed to give, set an ensample give, set ensample give, take seisin give-up give-way sign givea sob giveable giveaway giveaways giveback givebacks givel giveler given given away given away with a pound of tea given back given half a chance given in given name given off

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