| 单词 | freshwater american |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfreshwater American 3. Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad). Somewhat derogatory. Of a person: that speaks with a foreign accent or adopts foreign characteristics, often without ever having been to the foreign country; esp. designating a person who speaks with an American accent or adopts other American characteristics, without ever having been to the United States. Chiefly in freshwater American, freshwater Yankee. ΚΠ 1906 Penny Cuts (Trinidad & Tobago) 17 Feb. 3/1 These great freshwater Nobles were engaged thrice weekly in treating their patrons, well wishers, and partisans with their so called compositions. 1987 TnT Mirror 31 July 32 in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago (2009) 365/2 If [he] is serious, he would kick these ‘fresh-water’ Americans off our television, and get young nationals who are proud of our music and culture to replace them. 2000 R. Maharaj Lagahoo's Apprentice (2001) iii. 36 These blasted fresh-water Yankee. Spend two months in a iceberg and come back here like if they own the place. 2016 @supertrash18 10 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 19 Aug. 2020) This girl gone from Penal coolie to freshwater yankee without leaving the country yes. < as lemmas |
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