英语词汇“to jump the broom”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

colloquial. to jump (over) the (also a) broom (also broomstick): (originally) to enter into a common-law or irregular marriage, esp. by means of a ceremony involving leaping or stepping over a broomstick (cf. to marry over the broomstick at broomstick n. Phrases); (later chiefly) to get married, spec. to leap or step over a broomstick as part of an official civil or religious marriage ceremony.The custom itself is now associated esp. with African-American wedding traditions.

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1784 Loyola: Novel 107 Nor can even a squaretoes blame him for proposing to jump over a broom, the modern lover's leap.

1810 J. Poole Hamlet Travestie ii. iii. 39 Jump o'er a broomstick, but don't make a farce on The marriage ceremonies of the parson.

1839 Standard 7 Jan. When the commissioner said he thought Mr. Taylor was rather advanced in life to think of marrying again, he said, ‘Am I, indeed! many women have offered to jump over the broomstick with me.’

1859 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 16 June 1/7 Warrick and Winnie..were both slaves in North Carolina... The parties saluted each other as bride and groom, jumped over the broomstick in the kitchen, and were pronounced married.

1884 Indian Jrnl. (Muskogee, Indian Territory) 20 Nov. Since my last report, the following ones have jumped the broom and become one, to-wit: Mr. J. Kribbs, to Miss Viola Adams,..[etc.]. The last couple was tied together at the parsonage yesterday.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Jump over the broom, a cant phrase for an irregular marriage. He idn 'is wive, 'tino! they on'y jumped over the broom.

1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine x. 136 Dis de fust one uh mah chillun tuh jump over de broomstick.

1992 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 5 July 21 As every dame in town knows, if he doesn't beg you to jump the broomstick in the first 12 weeks, he really isn't that interested.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Sept. ix. 23/2 After they exchanged vows they jumped the broom in the African-American tradition and smashed a glass in the Hebrew tradition.

单词	to jump the broom
释义	> as lemmas to jump (over) the (also a) broom (also broomstick) colloquial. to jump (over) the (also a) broom (also broomstick): (originally) to enter into a common-law or irregular marriage, esp. by means of a ceremony involving leaping or stepping over a broomstick (cf. to marry over the broomstick at broomstick n. Phrases); (later chiefly) to get married, spec. to leap or step over a broomstick as part of an official civil or religious marriage ceremony.The custom itself is now associated esp. with African-American wedding traditions. ΚΠ 1784 Loyola: Novel 107 Nor can even a squaretoes blame him for proposing to jump over a broom, the modern lover's leap. 1810 J. Poole Hamlet Travestie ii. iii. 39 Jump o'er a broomstick, but don't make a farce on The marriage ceremonies of the parson. 1839 Standard 7 Jan. When the commissioner said he thought Mr. Taylor was rather advanced in life to think of marrying again, he said, ‘Am I, indeed! many women have offered to jump over the broomstick with me.’ 1859 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 16 June 1/7 Warrick and Winnie..were both slaves in North Carolina... The parties saluted each other as bride and groom, jumped over the broomstick in the kitchen, and were pronounced married. 1884 Indian Jrnl. (Muskogee, Indian Territory) 20 Nov. Since my last report, the following ones have jumped the broom and become one, to-wit: Mr. J. Kribbs, to Miss Viola Adams,..[etc.]. The last couple was tied together at the parsonage yesterday. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Jump over the broom, a cant phrase for an irregular marriage. He idn 'is wive, 'tino! they on'y jumped over the broom. 1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine x. 136 Dis de fust one uh mah chillun tuh jump over de broomstick. 1992 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 5 July 21 As every dame in town knows, if he doesn't beg you to jump the broomstick in the first 12 weeks, he really isn't that interested. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Sept. ix. 23/2 After they exchanged vows they jumped the broom in the African-American tradition and smashed a glass in the Hebrew tradition. extracted from jumpv. < as lemmas
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