| 单词 | to walk chesty |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto walk chesty 1. U.S. slang. Conceited and self-assertive; having one's chest thrust out as a sign of self-importance. Also quasi-adv., in to walk chesty. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 90 Zoroaster and Zendavesta continued to walk Chesty and tell People how Good they were. 1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 57 It isn't quite as chesty as ‘David Harum’, but there's more poetry in it. 1903 N.Y. Sun 29 Nov. 26 His school reputation..may have had the effect of enlarging his self-esteem. He may have been a bit chesty, as it is known in the vernacular of the campus. 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch iii. 69 The team had won the championship in 1900, and naturally they were all pretty chesty. 1929 S. Anderson in Mercury Story Bk. 231 Her father was not rich to make her chesty because she was his daughter. 1950 A. Lomax Mister Jelly Roll (1952) 148 George was a little bit chesty, because all the girls around were making eyes at him. < as lemmas |
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