| 单词 | wouldn't it? |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswouldn't it? P9. Australian and New Zealand slang. wouldn't it?: an exclamation of annoyance and disgust or (less usually) amusement. Now rare.Perhaps originally elliptical for wouldn't it rip you! at rip v.1 Phrases 3 (although this is first recorded slightly later), or a similar catchphrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > exclamation of annoyance [interjection] peste1768 botheration1787 bother it!1798 for Pete's sake1903 for the love of Pete1903 hell's teeth1909 zut1915 wouldn't it?1940 1940 Telegraph (Sydney) 13 Jan. 4/7 Favorite expression with the troops is, of course, ‘Wouldn't it?’—Short for ‘Wouldn't it make you sick?’ 1941 N.Z.E.F. Times (2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force) 3 Nov. 6 Well, wouldn't it? 1951 D. Cusack & F. James Come in Spinner 382 Guinea kicked a hassock across the room. ‘Wouldn't it!’ she muttered furiously, ‘wouldn't it!’ 1972 J. O'Grady It's your Shout, Mate! 14 The barmaid's sigh was greatly exaggerated. She said to the audience, ‘Wouldn't it? It's just not my day.’ 1988 D. McGill Dict. Kiwi Slang 125 Wouldn't it! exclamation of disgust or exasperation; eg ‘Wouldn't it make you spit tacks!’ < as lemmas |
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