单词 | kitty party |
释义 | > as lemmaskitty party kitty party n. originally and chiefly Indian English a social lunch at which those attending contribute money to a central pool and draw lots, the winner receiving the money and hosting the next lunch. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > breakfast, dinner, or supper party dinner party1749 supper party1754 breakfast-party1814 dinner dance1887 bachelor-dinner1902 American supper1916 kitty party1991 1991 Sunday Tel. 16 June (Review section) 1/2 There were flocks of women at their kitty parties [in the Punjab], where they all put money in the kitty for lunch. 1999 M. Syal Life isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2000) i. 12 Using the dimpled smile and the mercurial tongue that had..rendered matrons in the neighbourhood giddy with gratitude when he graced their kitty parties. 2003 K. Daswani For Matrimonial Purposes (U.K. ed.) 74 All those religious gatherings, baby-naming ceremonies, kitty parties, where she could show off a new, shiny piece of jewellery made by my father. < as lemmas |
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