单词 | pompeyite |
释义 | Pompeyiten. 1. = Pompeian n.1 rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > partisans in ancient Roman politics Pompeian1539 Sullan1866 Pompeyite1878 1878 J. D. Quackenbos Illustr. Hist. Anc. Lit. iii. iii. 384 The epithet applied to him [sc. Livy] by Augustus—‘the Pompeyite’—by reason of his warm praises of Cæsar's rival. 1953 Classical Philol. 48 8/2 Augustus..affably called Livy..his ‘Pompeyite’. 2. British slang. A sailor from Portsmouth; a native or inhabitant of Portsmouth; a supporter of Portsmouth Football Club. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > member of specific fleet, etc. lithsman1805 sea-beggar1845 Pompeyite1916 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin iv. 63 Down wi' the Pompeyites! 1932 Geogr. Jrnl. 80 514 The Portsmouth–Southampton 1-inch sheet..is admirable for an inhabitant of Lee on the Solent, but of little value to a Pompeyite. 2005 Spectator (Nexis) 29 Jan. 63 On that unforgettable April day in 1988 when 17-year-old Alan Shearer scored a half-hour hat-trick against Arsenal.., even the ranks of Pompeyites had to say ‘Wow!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878 |
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