单词 | to do a blockie |
释义 | > as lemmasto do (also chuck) a blockie (also blockies) 2. A circuit made around a block (block n.1 18a), esp. by repeatedly driving a vehicle round a town or city centre as a leisure activity. Chiefly in to do (also chuck) a blockie (also blockies). ΘΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > specific turning made by motor vehicle left turn1929 right turn1953 three-point turn1957 right1969 wheelie1973 1979 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 21 Oct. 119/1 We..'chuck a blockie' in the dim dawn. Yes, we're closet joggers. Our runs round the block are punctuated with embarrassing stops. 1990 Sunday Herald (Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Jan. These monster motors..travel..round and round, down Moorabool, right into Ryrie, and so on around the block, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The locals call it chucking blockies. 2012 P. O'Reilly Fine Color of Rust xxxi. 253 I swing the car into the next street, then do a blockie, heading for our road. 2021 Australian (Nexis) 15 May 6 Launceston buzzes on a Saturday night with hoons doing blockies. < as lemmas |
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