单词 | oh man! |
释义 | > as lemmasoh man! c. As int. colloquial (formerly chiefly among African Americans and South African). Used to express surprise, delight, disbelief, amazement, etc. (frequently in oh man!), or to give force to the statement which it introduces. man alive!: see alive adj. Phrases 4. Cf. boy int., and brother n. 4c. ΚΠ 1823 J. Neal Errata I. i. 37 Man!—Man!—I had a heart like a well—into it, every living creature might have dipped. 1850 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 566/3 Man! I tell you, I begin to feel mad then! 1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. i. 29 ‘Man!’ he said, ‘if I had not been shamed into following you, I would never have come across that place.’ 1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine xx. 240 Man he kin cold preach! Preached over in Goldsborough las' night and strowed fire all over de place. 1960 C. Hooper Brief Authority 76 Man, Padre, they will like it there, where they can grow things and live as in the reserve. 1969 A. Ginsberg Coll. Poems (1984) 535 Man, I'm really stoned out of my skull. 1990 C. L. Vincent Police Officer iv. vii. 121 Man, oh man, nobody is going to turn me into a social worker! < as lemmas |
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