| 单词 | tom pepper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTom Pepper Tom Pepper n. colloquial (originally Nautical) the name of a character proverbially said to have been so great a liar that he was expelled from Hell; (hence) an outrageous liar; frequently in a bigger liar than Tom Pepper and variants. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar liarc950 gabbera1325 fabler1362 wernard1362 leasing-mongerc1380 false sayera1382 leasing-maker1424 leasing-bearerc1440 contriver1477 drivelard1530 falsifier1532 lie-teller1552 Ananias1572 lick-dish1575 falsificator1609 fabulist1626 cracka1640 leaser1641 commentiter1645 prevaricator1650 cracker1652 bugiarda1670 rapper1758 pseudologist1804 Tom Pepper1818 wrinkler1819 lie-monger1830 untruther1889 tale-teller1894 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome iv. 248 A Defence which might Have made Tom Pepper blush outright. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Tom Pepper, a term for a liar. 1885 D. D. Porter Adventures Harry Marline i. 18 He is a bigger liar than Tom Pepper, who was kicked out of a certain unmentionable place for lying. 1914 D. Coolidge Bat Wing Bowles iv. 45 They said you was a worser liar than old Tom Pepper—and he got kicked out of hell fer lyin'. 1977 G. F. Newman Prisoner's Tale ii. 31 Lynn accepted that all screws were Tom Peppers, and told whatever lies suited them. 2002 S. Burke Deadwater ix. 90 Talk, you lying white bitch; talk, you fucking Tom Pepper, 'cause you knows, Lida, if anyone fucking knows. < as lemmas |
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