| 单词 | rug-cutter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrug-cutter rug-cutter n. slang (chiefly North American) a dancer, esp. one who dances to jazz or swing music; (also) a good time; cf. to cut a (also the) rug at Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] leapera1000 sailour?a1366 tripperc1380 dancerc1440 sallierc1440 hopperc1480 flinger?a1513 foot clapper1620 pranker1628 saltatorya1640 prancer1653 apache dancer1912 hoofer1923 rug-cutter1934 1934 F. Henderson (title of song) Rug cutter's swing. 1937 Flash! 9 Aug. 12/2 Rug-cut? Well, that's a new name for the Lindy hop. Too many flyers passed the Atlantic bounding main under themselves since the Lindbergh hop—so, it's now simply Rug-cut. The name explains itself. The dance is what (Rug-cutting); who (Rug-cutters); damaged (Rug). 1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 107 He seemed full of strength and merriment. He would clap two geishas to him, and call across..to another soldier. ‘Hey, Brown,’ he would shout, ‘ain't this a rug-cutter?’ 2009 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 15 Feb. f3 Ironically, the death of disco came at the same time, but that didn't stop rug-cutters from dancing as an escape. < as lemmas |
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