单词 | yes-woman |
释义 | yes-womann. colloquial (originally U.S.). Usually depreciative. A woman who habitually agrees with or assents to the proposals of a superior; an obsequiously deferential woman. Cf. yes-man n., yes-girl n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > servile person clienta1393 snivelard1398 a dog for (also to) the bowc1405 fawnerc1440 snivellerc1450 slave1521 footstool1531 minion1560 footman1567 cringer1582 earthworm1583 yea-sayer1584 croucher1587 creeper1589 sneak-up1598 spaniel1598 sneak-cupa1616 servile1632 puppy dog1651 clientelary1655 lackey1692 groveling1708 prostite1721 prostitute1721 toad-eater1742 groveller1779 cringeling1798 creeping Jesusc1818 toady1826 truckler1827 crawler1847 flunkey1854 doormat1861 dog robber1863 heeler1875 slaveling1884 bootlicker1890 fetch-and-carry1905 poodle1907 yes-woman1927 ass-licker1939 ass-kisser1951 chamcha1966 fart-catcher1971 1927 San Antonio (Texas) Express 19 Jan. 10/3 The teacher is in too many cases just a cowed, underpaid yes-woman. 1933 S. Lewis Ann Vickers xxxviii. 454 They want to boss a gang of meek yes-women or they want to be received socially, like princesses. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags i. 17 ‘That's right,’ said the yes-woman. 1979 M. Soames Clementine Churchill xvi. 235 Devoted and fiercely loyal, she never became a ‘yes-woman’. 2009 Daily Tel. 13 May 23/1 Yes-men, not to mention yes-women, were promoted beyond their deserts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1927 |
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