| 单词 | bridge-and-tunnel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbridge-and-tunnel bridge-and-tunnel adj. U.S. slang designating a person from the outer boroughs or suburbs of New York City (as opposed to Manhattan), typically characterized as unsophisticated or unfashionable; of or relating to such a person. [With reference to the routes travelled to reach the island of Manhattan.] ΚΠ 1977 N.Y. Times 14 Dec. c16/2 On the weekends, we get all the bridge and tunnel people who try to get in. 1989 D. B. Feinberg Eighty-sixed (1990) ii. 20 ‘You should have seen what she was wearing. She looked like a walking garage-sale from Bensonhurst.’ ‘Strictly bridge-and-tunnel.’ 2006 Opera News Aug. 68/2 Oddities such as three-tenor arena concerts are strictly for the bridge-and-tunnel crowd. < as lemmas |
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