| 单词 | passion-killer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspassion-killer passion-killer n. slang (a) (in plural) originally Military unattractive (standard-issue) women's underwear; (b) gen. anything which discourages or inhibits sexual activity. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underpants > for women (and children) knickerbocker1872 trouserettes1874 knickers1882 trolly1891 knicks1895 panties1904 skirt-knicker1908 Directoire knickers1911 panties1922 step-in1922 French knickers1925 scanty1928 passion-killer1943 parapants1944 tap pants1977 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 47 Passion killers, service knickers issued to airwomen. 1974 Times 17 Dec. 12/5 Stout fleecy lined drawers..which would have been called by this generation ‘passion-killers’. 1992 A. Bell tr. M. Toussaint-Samat Hist. Food ii. 70 Garlic is far from being a passion-killer. It contains sulphur of allyl, widely held to be an aphrodisiac. 2002 Campaign (Nexis) 22 Nov. 16 Odour from underthings was identified as a passion-killer that blights marriage chances. < as lemmas |
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