| 单词 | her indoors |
| 释义 | > as lemmasher indoors her indoors n. (also 'er indoors) British colloquial one's wife or girlfriend; in extended use, applied to any woman occupying a position of authority who is regarded as domineering.The phrase was popularized by the Thames Television series Minder (1979–93), in which the leading character Arthur Daley habitually referred to his wife as ‘her indoors’. The series' original writer, Leon Griffiths, apparently first heard it used by ‘a taxi-driver drinking companion of his’ ( Independent (1992) 16 June 13/6). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend lief971 ladya1393 ladyshipa1393 speciala1400 amiec1400 womanc1400 amoreta1425 mistressc1425 paramoura1450 fair ladya1470 girl?a1513 sooterkin1530 Tib1533 she1547 lady-love1568 jug1569 young lady1584 pigeon1592 love-lass1594 lass1596 dowsabel1612 swainling1615 lucky1629 Dulcinea1638 Lindabrides1640 inamorata1651 baby1684 best girl1691 lady friend1733 young woman1822 moll1823 querida1834 sheila1839 bint1855 tart1864 babykins1870 Dona1874 novia1874 fancy-girl1892 girlfriend1892 cliner1895 tootsy1895 dinah1898 best1904 twist and twirl1905 jane1906 kitten1908 patootie1918 meisie1919 bride1924 gf1925 jelly1931 sort1933 a bit (also piece) of homework1945 beast1946 queen1955 momma1964 mi'jita1970 her indoors1979 girlf1991 society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing > domineering person > woman termagant1578 maîtresse femme1853 battle-axe1896 dragon lady1949 her indoors1979 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife > one's wife peculiar1615 old woman1668 old girl1745 the Mrs1821 old lady1836 old Dutcha1889 duchess1909 ever-loving1939 her indoors1979 1979 L. Griffiths Smaller they Are in Minder (television script, second draft) 10 May 2 That's what her indoors doesn't understand Terry. A young bird keep [sic] you feeling young. 1984 Guardian 17 Oct. 12/2 These days, her indoors (and Mr Walker too) are said to be seldom off the phone with words of wisdom for Mr MacGregor. 1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 156 I was taking Her Indoors out for a day at the Zoo. 1988 Times 2 Nov. 21/1 She [sc. the mistress of a Great Artist] is immortalized in oils, while 'Er Indoors cleans up the mess afterwards. 1992 Pilot July 36/1 I began to consider buying a single-seat kitplane, a microlight, or even a taildragger. But there were howls of disagreement from Her Indoors and the rest of the tribe. < as lemmas |
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