单词 | a bit of rough |
释义 | > as lemmasa bit (also piece) of rough P6. colloquial. a bit (also piece) of rough: a (usually male) sexual partner whose rough or unrefined behaviour is a source of physical attraction. Cf. rough trade n.In quot. 1902: a woman viewed as a sexual object, apparently without the suggestion of unsophistication. This sense is dated to c1870 in E. Partridge Dict. Slang (1937), but without supporting evidence. ΚΠ 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. i. 57/1 A bit of rough = a woman. 1973 Guardian 27 Apr. 14/4 The playwright delves into the reasons why it is possible on occasions for a bit of rough to fascinate so much more than a good woman. 1984 ‘Pickles’ Queens 104 The desire to have a bit of rough—slumming it—is an obvious form of inverted snobbery, often found among queens. 1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. x. 196 He's definitely every woman's piece of rough. 1996 ikon Jan.–Feb. 76/2 If a nice bit of Northern rough..is all you're after, it's worth bearing in mind that a Lad is easier to attract than almost any kind of man. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 6 Nov. 67/1 Miriam is, to put it mildly, a bit of rough. < as lemmas |
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