单词 | outy |
释义 | outyn. colloquial (chiefly British). Chiefly in plural. The action or an act of letting a dog or other pet out of the house, or taking it for a walk, esp. to allow it to urinate or defecate. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping dogs or cats > [noun] > keeping or affinity with dogs > exercise dog dog walk1905 walkies1929 outy1949 1949 C. H. B. Kitchin Cornish Fox xi. 167 He was Mrs. Ropford's dog, and Mrs. Steele was giving him his evening ‘outy’. 1962 N. Marsh Hand in Glove vii. 230 I was going to bed and he asked for outies. 1967 B. Whitaker Chained Crocodile iii. 37 I must see to Skipper first, 'e wants outies rather bad. 1998 Re: very Cute & Intelligent Cat needs more Living Space in rec.pets.cats.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 10 Feb. I imagine they picked up the desire to go ‘outies’ from their mother. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949 |
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