单词 | on the pineapple |
释义 | > as lemmason the pineapple b. British slang. Unemployment benefit, the dole; esp. in on the pineapple. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > state allowance > unemployment benefit unemployment benefit1909 the dole1919 buroo1934 pineapple1937 rocking-chair money1938 susso1941 unemployment1976 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 632/1 Pine-apple, on the, on parish relief. 1971 Observer 23 May 7 ‘There were just too many people on the pineapple.’ The ‘pineapple’ is slang for the dole. < as lemmas |
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