| 词汇 | eatin’ a green -simmon |
| 词源 | eatin’ a green ’simmon. The ’simmon in this 19th-century Americanism is a persimmon, which takes its name from the Cree pasiminan (dried fruit). Although the fruit is delicious when thoroughly ripe, a green unripe persimmon is so sour it could make you whistle, which led to the expression he looks like he’s been eatin’ a green ’simmon. On the other hand, ripe persimmons suggested walking off with the persimmons (walk- ing off with the prize), which also dates back to the 1850s. |
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