单词 | kiss my teeth |
释义 | > as lemmaskiss my teeth b. to kiss one's teeth: to express contempt, disapproval, etc., by sucking air and saliva through the teeth; = to suck one's teeth at Additions a. Now often in kiss my teeth: used to indicate disdain or disgust (sometimes abbreviated kmt, esp. on social media). Originally and chiefly Caribbean. ΚΠ 1923 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 Mar. 13/1 [The constable] told her to put her feet into the disinfectant tub... She kissed her teeth and left. 1986 O. P. Adisa in S. Brown Caribbean New Wave (1990) 2 Richard turns away in vexation; he chups, kissing his teeth: ‘Is me yuh ave mout fah, nuh?’ 2013 @jaayfearless 27 May in twitter.com (accessed 29 Jan. 2021) Sometimes ah jus seh ‘cha’ an kiss mi teet. Kmt. < as lemmas |
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