| 单词 | wot, no ——? |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswot, no ——? b. wot, no ——?: originally (in the war of 1939–45) a catchphrase protesting against shortages, written as the caption accompanying a Chad (see Chad n.1); now also in extended humorous use. ΚΠ 1945 Sunday Express 2 Dec. 2/3 Chad is the Watcher... He peers over walls and asks, ‘Wot, no…?’ 1946 Times 1 Apr. 5/4 Mr. Chad probably went through a number of evolutions at the hands of a vast number of people before reaching the present state and can claim no one man as creator. ‘Wot! No father,’ it might well complain. 1950 M. Kennedy Feast 220 She drew a picture of Mr. Chad on the terrace wall saying: ‘Wot? No black amber?’ 1958 J. Townsend Young Devils ii. 16 A rusty drawing-pin supported an old Teachers' Union notice. It had scribbled across it ‘Wot, no money?’ 1979 K. Conlon Move in Game i. v. 64 Joanna sent a postcard which said, ‘Wot no tulle and confetti?’ < as lemmas |
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