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单词 rory-cum-tory
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rory-cum-toryadj.

Brit. /ˌrɔːrɪkʌmˈtɔːri/, U.S. /ˌrɔrikəmˈtɔri/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: rory-tory adj., cum prep.
Etymology: Alteration of rory-tory adj., with insertion of cum prep.
Noisy, boisterous; = rory-tory adj. 1.Only in occasional literary use; subsequent uses probably derive from the inclusion of quot. 1893 in N.E.D.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] > rough > rough or boisterous
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roughhouse1896
1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 226 A great, red, rory-cum-tory chap.
2008 J. Woolf Apples of Arcadia (e-book, accessed 5 Aug. 2021) 79 A rory-cum-tory harlequinade needing equal nimbleness both in arrogance and legerdemain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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