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单词 john dunn
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John Dunnn.

Brit. /ˌdʒɒn ˈdʌn/, U.S. /ˌdʒɑn ˈdən/, Australian English /ˌdʒɔn ˈdʌn/, New Zealand English /ˌdʒɒn ˈdʌn/
Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names John, Dunn.
Etymology: < the male forename John (see John n.) + the surname Dunn. In sense 1 probably as rhyming slang for one , perhaps immediately reflecting the name of a historical John Dunn (for possible candidates, see note). In sense 2 probably after gendarme n. or johndarm n.; compare also John n. 3.In sense 1, perhaps < the name of John Dunn (1790–1861), Scottish-born Australian banker, who was Managing Director of the Commercial Bank of Tasmania from 1829–57, and whose signature appeared as that of cashier on banknotes issued during this period, although compare also the name of John Dunn (1846–66), notorious Australian bushranger or outlaw, who was captured after a gunfight with police and hanged in March 1866.
slang.
1. Australian. A one-pound note; a pound. Obsolete.
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1867 Border Watch (Mt. Gambier, S. Austral.) 20 Feb. I can't get it for you unless you sling out two John Dunn's [sic] (meaning two one pound notes).
1895 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 31 Dec. 9/5 A profitable profession it seemed, too, judging from the cool way they talked of ‘John Dunns’ (£1), ‘thick 'uns’ (sovs.), ‘canarys’ (half-sovs.), ‘finn’ (£5), &c.
1905 Shearer (Sydney) 4 Mar. 4/1 It would be interesting to know how many ‘working-men’ in this country..are in receipt of three ‘John Dunns’ per week all year round.
2. Australian and New Zealand. A police officer. Now rare.
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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman
truncheon officer1708
runner1735
horny1753
nibbing-cull1775
nabbing-cull1780
police officer1784
police constable1787
policeman1788
scout1789
nabman1792
nabber1795
pig1811
Bow-street officer1812
nab1813
peeler1816
split1819
grunter1823
robin redbreast1824
bulky1828
raw (or unboiled) lobster1829
Johnny Darm1830
polis1833
crusher1835
constable1839
police1839
agent1841
johndarm1843
blue boy1844
bobby1844
bluebottle1845
copper1846
blue1848
polisman1850
blue coat1851
Johnny1851
PC1851
spot1851
Jack1854
truncheonist1854
fly1857
greycoat1857
cop1859
Cossack1859
slop1859
scuffer1860
nailerc1863
worm1864
Robert1870
reeler1879
minion of the law1882
ginger pop1887
rozzer1888
nark1890
bull1893
grasshopper1893
truncheon-bearer1896
John1898
finger1899
flatty1899
mug1903
John Dunn1904
John Hop1905
gendarme1906
Johnny Hop1908
pavement pounder1908
buttons1911
flat-foot1913
pounder1919
Hop1923
bogy1925
shamus1925
heat1928
fuzz1929
law1929
narker1932
roach1932
jonnop1938
grass1939
roller1940
Babylon1943
walloper1945
cozzer1950
Old Bill1958
cowboy1959
monaych1961
cozzpot1962
policeperson1965
woolly1965
Fed1966
wolly1970
plod1971
roz1971
Smokey Bear1974
bear1975
beast1978
woodentop1981
Five-O1983
dibble1990
Bow-street runner-
1904 Sportsman (Sydney) 30 Nov. 7/3 ‘The Sportsman’ hopes that the John Dunns will not resort to extreme measures and absolutely refuse to wear the obnoxious pants.
1906 N.Z. Truth 14 July 1 I do not speak of so-called indecent postcards, most of which are only indecent in the eyes of a stupid John Dunn, but of downright horrors in lust.
1913 Bull. (Sydney) 6 Feb. 15/1 The mute, inglorious cobber ‘keeping nit’ for the coming of John Dunn.
1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 39 John Dunns, policemen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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