单词 | to be queer for |
释义 | > as lemmasto be queer for P1. U.S. colloquial. to be queer for: to be fond of or keen on; to be attracted to. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > be in love or infatuated with [verb (transitive)] loveOE paramoura1500 to love with1597 to be sweet on (upon)1740 to be cracked about or on1874 to be stuck on1878 mash1881 to be shook on1888 to go dingy on1904 to fall for ——1906 lurve1908 to have or get a crush on1913 to be soppy on1918 to have a pash for (or on)1922 to have a case on1928 to be queer for1941 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? viii. 204 Well, Al, I don't know whether I'm just getting soft or whether I'm queer for you. But I'm going to give you one more chance. 1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie ii. 28 She began talking about Jack. ‘I'm queer for Jack,’ she said. ‘He works at being a thief just like any job.’ 1957 M. Shulman Rally round Flag, Boys! iv. 51 When..the cellars were finally snug and dry, Waldo promptly persuaded the homesteaders to fill them with..a huge, gleaming variety of tools. This took no great persuasion, for..the average commuter was queer for tools. 1971 V. Lake Veronica 201 I always included blueberry picking as part of the children's daily activity because I'm queer for blueberries. 1991 J. Sales Los Gusanos xxii. 233 The yanquis are fed up now that Fidel is queer for Khrushchev. < as lemmas |
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