| 单词 | to change one's luck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto change one's luck e. U.S. slang (euphemistic and offensive). to change one's luck: (of a white man) to have sexual intercourse with a black woman, sometimes in the belief that this will bring good luck. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1893 Town Topics 31 Aug. 14/2 Gamblers' superstitions are proverbial, but everybody here has been laughing this week at a well-known manufacturer..because he was discovered in his endeavor to change his luck. Next to touching a cripple's hump the luckiest thing, according to popular belief, is to hold a conversation with a colored woman.] 1916 H. N. Cary Slang of Venery I. 43 Changing One's Luck, to have carnal knowledge of a black woman. A superstition. ?1927–8 J. Fliesler Anecdota Americana 106 Eager to ‘change his luck’ a white man approached a negress. ‘Ah charges two dollars,’ said the black whore. 1941 H. A. Smith Low Man on Totem Pole xviii. 229 I walk up and say I wanna buy a red dress for a nigger lady. I suppose they all think I been out changin' my luck. 1961 C. Himes Pinktoes 59 Mamie's father..conceived her accidentally while changing his luck one day with the colored maid in the whorehouse. 2001 W. A. Kelly My Father was Bootlegger 203 The older guys in my neighborhood would say ‘I'm gone to change my luck’. This meant they were going to Chalfonte Alley to fuck a black girl. < as lemmas |
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