单词 | down trou |
释义 | down troun. New Zealand. A lowering of one's trousers in public, esp. in order to insult or amuse people. Also occasionally figurative: an embarrassment or humiliation. ΚΠ 1973 C. Laidlaw Mud in your Eye iv. 38 Harry deserved to achieve immortality for promulgating what has become known as a ‘down trou’. 1978 P. Caffyn Jrnl. 3 Jan. in Obscured by Waves (1979) v. 50/2 Maestro and three cobbers had done a ‘down trou’ in the tavern on New Year's Eve. 1986 Listener 27 Sept. 32 Brownie's going to do a down-trou. 2017 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 July 5 This week's win was redemption for..the down-trou in 2003 when the mast broke and Team New Zealand could not win. 2018 Northland Age (N.Z.) (Nexis) 26 Apr. a10 Another customer, who was in the shop at the time, had been taken aback when he saw the man doing a down-trou. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973 |
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