单词 | have-got |
释义 | have-gotn. colloquial. A wealthy or privileged person, nation, etc.; = have n. 2. Cf. have-not n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] havereOE holderc1350 possessionerc1384 mastera1393 possessorc1425 possessiantc1540 possident1610 havea1739 tenanter1798 have-got1897 the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > well-off person or people subsidy man1591 subsidy citizen1607 well-to-passer1654 well to pass1695 havea1739 have-something1755 best off1824 well off1828 well-to-do1829 better-to-do1860 kulak1877 better off1895 have-got1897 1897 P. Collier Amer. & Americans x. 142 If the battle is ever fairly engaged between the would haves and the have-gots, there promises to be a reign of terror. 1928 Motor Boating June 100/2 The age-old jealousy of the Have Nots for the Have Gots. 1963 Listener 21 Mar. 487/1 Russia was becoming a ‘have-got’ power herself with a productive capacity second only to that of the United States. 2007 Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 13/2 You're going to get the yuppie yah-yahs over there with all their money... The kids here being shown what the have-gots have. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897 |
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