单词 | soppy date |
释义 | > as lemmassoppy date 4. British slang. Chiefly as an affectionate term of reproof: a foolish or comical person, esp. in soppy date. [It is not certain that this shows the same word. Compare dateless adj. 4, although the semantic overlap may be accidental. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed light head1536 cock-brain1556 fiddler1591 wild goose1597 barmy-froth1598 knick-knacker1622 nugator1656 shatter-pate1775 feather-brain1776 whirl-brain1817 feather-head1834 date1914 bubblehead1916 airhead1971 1914 W. L. George Making of Englishman iii. v. 302 These girls were used to the foreigner... I could fall into gallicisms now, and merely be called a ‘date’. 1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 101 You date! que tu es drôle! 1935 ‘G. Ingram’ Cockney Cavalcade iv. 55 A kid like that ought not to talk about love at her age, the soppy little date. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren iii. 45 They say to him ‘You're a soppy date.’ 2009 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 26 Sept. 14 I just enjoy the fact that we can share the moment together. Yes, I am a soppy date. < as lemmas |
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