英语词汇“latrine rumour”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

C1. attributive. Services' slang. Designating or relating to a rumour or a story, esp. a baseless or unsubstantiated one, supposedly originating in gossip in the latrines, as latrine dope, latrine rumour, latrine wireless, etc. Now chiefly historical.Apparently originating among military personnel during the First World War (1914–18). Compare sense 2 and latrinogram n.In quot. 2003 in extended use, applied to rumours circulating among the political class.

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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour > a piece of rumour

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1917 I. G. McCann With National Guard on Border viii. 203 What church people call gossip and the soldiers call ‘latrine dope’.

1917 R. Aldington Let. 29 Jan. in N. T. Gates Richard Aldington: Autobiogr. in Lett. (1992) 24 The latrine yarn is a libel! All the rest is perfectly accurate.

1918 Two Blues (13th Battalion Austral. Imperial Force) 24 Dec. 3 In our Australian camps all we now call ‘Furphies’ were called ‘Latrine Wireless Messages’ and later ‘Latrines’.

1918 in Amer. Speech 1972 (1975) 47 73 (title of unofficial newspaper) La Trine Rumor.

1921 J. Dos Passos Three Soldiers 168 That's the latest edition of the latrine news.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 140 Latrine rumour, a, a baseless report. An idle tale.

1929 A. W. Wheen tr. E. M. Remarque All Quiet on W. Front i. 15 Not for nothing was the word ‘latrine rumour’ invented; these places are the regimental gossip-shops and common-rooms.

1931 S. Southwold in Martial Medley 105 This short essay..confines itself mainly to the rumours current among the fighting forces, and generally referred to as latrine-rumours and dump-rumours.

1937 E. C. Parsons Great Adventure 31 When, by the usual latrine telegraph, the news filtered through that the French had consented [etc.].

1944 L. Glassop We were Rats 86 Time was so short, the latrine wireless insisted that we would sail any day.

1950 E. Partridge Here, There & Everywhere 76 Late in the [First] War, tersely (eine) Latrine—the English term being latrine-rumour.

1961 News-Bull. (Mokena, Illinois) 9 Nov. 4/2 That armistice business he'd heard about was really on the level and not just a lot of latrine gossip.

1977 J. Monaghan Schoolboy, Cowboy, Mexican Spy xvi. 187 It started a latrine rumor: we were marching off to police the Mescalero Apaches.

2003 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 19 Dec. a2 Rest assured those latrine rumours aren't emanating from him.

单词	latrine rumour
释义	> as lemmas latrine rumour C1. attributive. Services' slang. Designating or relating to a rumour or a story, esp. a baseless or unsubstantiated one, supposedly originating in gossip in the latrines, as latrine dope, latrine rumour, latrine wireless, etc. Now chiefly historical.Apparently originating among military personnel during the First World War (1914–18). Compare sense 2 and latrinogram n.In quot. 2003 in extended use, applied to rumours circulating among the political class. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour > a piece of rumour reportc1440 voice1463 some-say1589 buzz1612 huma1616 hearsaya1642 on dit1814 legend1858 latrine1917 latrinogram1944 gist1990 1917 I. G. McCann With National Guard on Border viii. 203 What church people call gossip and the soldiers call ‘latrine dope’. 1917 R. Aldington Let. 29 Jan. in N. T. Gates Richard Aldington: Autobiogr. in Lett. (1992) 24 The latrine yarn is a libel! All the rest is perfectly accurate. 1918 Two Blues (13th Battalion Austral. Imperial Force) 24 Dec. 3 In our Australian camps all we now call ‘Furphies’ were called ‘Latrine Wireless Messages’ and later ‘Latrines’. 1918 in Amer. Speech 1972 (1975) 47 73 (title of unofficial newspaper) La Trine Rumor. 1921 J. Dos Passos Three Soldiers 168 That's the latest edition of the latrine news. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 140 Latrine rumour, a, a baseless report. An idle tale. 1929 A. W. Wheen tr. E. M. Remarque All Quiet on W. Front i. 15 Not for nothing was the word ‘latrine rumour’ invented; these places are the regimental gossip-shops and common-rooms. 1931 S. Southwold in Martial Medley 105 This short essay..confines itself mainly to the rumours current among the fighting forces, and generally referred to as latrine-rumours and dump-rumours. 1937 E. C. Parsons Great Adventure 31 When, by the usual latrine telegraph, the news filtered through that the French had consented [etc.]. 1944 L. Glassop We were Rats 86 Time was so short, the latrine wireless insisted that we would sail any day. 1950 E. Partridge Here, There & Everywhere 76 Late in the [First] War, tersely (eine) Latrine—the English term being latrine-rumour. 1961 News-Bull. (Mokena, Illinois) 9 Nov. 4/2 That armistice business he'd heard about was really on the level and not just a lot of latrine gossip. 1977 J. Monaghan Schoolboy, Cowboy, Mexican Spy xvi. 187 It started a latrine rumor: we were marching off to police the Mescalero Apaches. 2003 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 19 Dec. a2 Rest assured those latrine rumours aren't emanating from him. extracted from latrinen. < as lemmas
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