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单词 Dad and Dave
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Definition of Dad and Dave in English:

Dad and Dave

adjective
Australian informal
  • Characteristic of rural life or values, especially when viewed as comical.

    a farmer down in the Dad and Dave country
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is in no way a criticism of the present minister, who could be found a spot more in line with Dad and Dave philosophies.
    • He was pulling his Dad and Dave routine again on Saturday—man of the land, you know—to promote himself (as always).
    • Our early attempts of making films could not get over the Dad and Dave outlook which gave so fake an impression of our country folk.
    • To turn the state over to the incestuous nepotism and cronyism of Dad and Dave shire councils would be an abject failure.
    • Merv puts the romantic Dad and Dave image of the Australian agricultural landscape where it belongs—in the grave.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the names of two characters in the stories of the Australian writer Steele Rudd (1868–1935).

 
 
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