单词 | roughie |
释义 | roughien. regional slang (now chiefly Australian and New Zealand). 1. A rough or rowdy person; a troublemaker; a bully. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > raising outcry barratorc1440 brawlc1440 outcrier1535 breacher1697 rowdy1814 roughiea1819 roughneck1834 rough1837 blood-tub1853 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > rough or boisterous > person barratorc1440 brawlc1440 outcrier1535 tear-rogue1685 breacher1697 rowdy1814 roughiea1819 roughneck1834 rough1837 soap-lock1840 roughhouser1901 gurrier1936 a1819 J. Curry in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 158/1 Roughy,..a coarsely made, bullying fellow. Ant[rim]. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 15 Nov. 33/1 With such a lot of roughies in the hall. 1971 P. Driscoll White Lie Assignment vii. 60 I know a roughie when I see one... He's just one of those blokes who can't stay away from trouble. 1990 A. Duff Once were Warriors (1994) ii. 22 Maybe she loved him more for being..a standout from the rest of the Pine Block roughies. 2005 C. Curran Whores on Hill 32 She picked up stragglers from the Southside, roughies, mean-looking cuties with mohawks. 2. Australian and New Zealand. Chiefly in dog and horse racing: an outsider. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > horse by performance lightweight1773 sticker1779 maiden1807 favourite1813 mile-horse1829 outsider1836 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 stoner1862 rank outsider1869 pick1872 pot1874 timer1881 resurrectionist1883 short head1883 pea1888 cert1889 stiffa1890 wrong 'un1889 on the mark1890 place horse1890 top-weight1892 miler1894 also-ran1895 selection1901 loser1902 hotpot1904 roughie1908 co-favourite1922 readier1922 springer1922 fav1935 scratch1938 no-hoper1943 shoo-in1950 scorer1974 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > greyhound racing > [noun] > greyhound by performance runner-up1842 roughie1908 nap1926 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > sporting or hunting dog > for coursing courser1600 striker1861 roughie1908 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > outsider outsider1836 caravanner1838 rank outsider1869 stiff one1871 stiffa1890 roughie1908 no-hoper1943 1908 N.Z. Truth 7 Mar. 2 It was of very little avail to them when the ‘roughie’ won easily. 1922 C. Drew Rogues & Ruses 11 Dig into them roughies. 1934 ‘S. Rudd’ Green Grey Homestead 155 Those who had lost a wager or two will turn to Bell and say: ‘You knew something about the roughie!’ 1958 F. Hardy Four-legged Lottery 14 I might just have a shilling on a roughie. 1985 Bulletin (Sydney) 29 Oct. 48/1 Picking a winner is difficult... Alan Jones must be considered a roughie. 1995 Dominion (Wellington) 27 Jan. 21 (heading) Trainer put faith in roughie Rastes... He won the 1987 Wellington Cup at odds of 55–1. 3. Australian. A joke; a trick, deception; (also) an unfair practice. Esp. in to put a roughie over. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > a trick, deception wrenchc888 swikec893 braida1000 craftOE wile1154 crookc1175 trokingc1175 guile?c1225 hocket1276 blink1303 errorc1320 guileryc1330 sleightc1340 knackc1369 deceitc1380 japec1380 gaudc1386 syllogism1387 mazec1390 mowa1393 train?a1400 trantc1400 abusionc1405 creekc1405 trickc1412 trayc1430 lirtc1440 quaint?a1450 touch1481 pawka1522 false point?1528 practice1533 crink1534 flim-flamc1538 bobc1540 fetcha1547 abuse1551 block1553 wrinklec1555 far-fetch?a1562 blirre1570 slampant1577 ruse1581 forgery1582 crank1588 plait1589 crossbite1591 cozenage1592 lock1598 quiblin1605 foist1607 junt1608 firk1611 overreach?1615 fob1622 ludification1623 knick-knacka1625 flam1632 dodge1638 gimcrack1639 fourbe1654 juggle1664 strategy1672 jilt1683 disingenuity1691 fun1699 jugglementa1708 spring1753 shavie1767 rig?1775 deception1794 Yorkshire bite1795 fakement1811 fake1829 practical1833 deceptivity1843 tread-behind1844 fly1861 schlenter1864 Sinonism1864 racket1869 have1885 ficelle1890 wheeze1903 fast one1912 roughie1914 spun-yarn trick1916 fastie1931 phoney baloney1933 fake-out1955 okey-doke1964 mind-fuck1971 1914 Kan-Karoo Kronikle 24 Oct. 20 Ginger springs a roughy: ‘Though we are not aboard a P & O we have a PI-AN-O aboard.’ 1936 Red Star (Perth) 3 Apr. 3/4 A Low Trick. How is this for a ‘roughy’ put over by the Lake View and Star. 1939 K. Tennant Foveaux ii. i. 122 Kelly put a roughie over Charlie to-day. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. xv. 265 A roughie, toughie, hottie, crookie, swiftie, smartie will all be heard in male conversation to describe a joke or trick that is either agreeable or disagreeable. 1970 R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 269 I bluffed him, put a roughie over him. 1998 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 7 May 20 Holdens are relying on the projection of an image of being Australian in spite of its ownership by ‘the General Motors empire’. You wouldn't be trying to pull a roughie, would you? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1819 |
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