单词 | abdul |
释义 | Abduln. slang (derogatory). Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Australian and New Zealand) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (1914–18); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later usually: (a generic name for) an Arab man. Cf. Johnny Turk n. at Johnny n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > Turkish janissary1615 Arnaut1717 Johnny Turk1836 Johnny1854 Abdul1870 1870 Afr. Repository Oct. 303 Turkish Consuls and other gentlemen have guarded their interests, and,..met with the Sultan of Turkey's regards, and the fate of many an election has been determined by a host of Abduls, whom Christian legislators and councillors have courted. 1915 Argus (Melbourne) 5 Aug. 5/1 Some of the Turks are acquiring the Australian idiom. On one recent occasion a voice called from the enemy position ‘Say, blokes, aren't you tired of this yet?’ and a Ballarat man called back ‘Not yet Abdul, see which of us drops his bundle first!’ 1949 G. Berrie Morale 92 I'd give a quid to be planted somewhere where I could watch some Abdul go in. 1991 Washington Times (Nexis) 31 Jan. e1 Most Arabs, whether Saudi or Iraqi, are called ‘Abdul’ by some soldiers. 1995 L. Uris Redemption (1996) 703 Abdul knew we were in the Ravine..we only hoped he didn't know how many of us were there. 2004 L. Beinhart Librarian xxvii. 179 The Abduls and Mohammeds didn't have a clue who an Alan Carston Stowe was. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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