| 单词 | jack nasty |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJack Nasty Jack Nasty n. depreciative a valet, a pageboy; (later also) a contemptible or unpleasant person. N.E.D. (1900) cites T. L. O. Davies Suppl. Eng. Gloss.(1881) Jack Nasty ‘a term of reproach for a sneak or a sloven’ (illustrated from Tom Brown's School Days: see quot. 1857); however evidence is lacking for this specific sense. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer wrayerc1000 wrobberc1300 discoverera1400 denunciator1474 informer1503 denouncer1533 detector1541 delatora1572 sycophant1579 inquisitor1580 scout1585 finger man1596 emphanista1631 quadruplator1632 informant1645 eastee-man1681 whiddler1699 runner1724 stag1725 snitch1785 qui tam1788 squeak1795 split1819 clype1825 telegraph1825 snitcher1827 Jack Nasty1837 pigeon1847 booker1863 squealer1865 pig1874 rounder1884 sneak1886 mouse1890 finger1899 fizgig1902 screamer1902 squeaker1903 canary1912 shopper1924 narker1932 snurge1933 cheese eater1935 singer1935 tip-off1941 top-off1941 tout1959 rat fink1961 whistle-blower1970 1837 Bentley's Misc. 2 497 An urchin..whom Monsieur Georges had added to his establishment two years before, by way of Jack Nasty, foot-page, or errand-boy. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iii. 67 The idea of equality or inequality..doesn't [enter their heads] till it's put there by Jack Nastys or fine ladies' maids. 1908 Academy 24 Oct. 390/1 Sir Henry and his Jack Nasties settled down naturally to government by exploitation. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxii. 319 Her sexy walk.., which always caught the attention of various slouching jack-nasties nearby. < as lemmas |
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