英语词汇wham bam thank-ye-ma’am的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

wham bam (thank-ye-ma’am). Thank-ye-ma’am is an Amer- ican courtship term that dates back to the 19th century. Roads at the time had diagonal earthen ridges running across them that channeled off rainwater from the high to the low side and prevented washouts. Rural Casanovas driving their carriages along these rude roads made sure that they hit these ridges hard so that their female companions would bounce up in the air and bump into them. With the head of his sweetheart so close, the gentleman could steal a kiss and usually express his gratitude with a Thank-ye-ma’am, that expression becoming synonymous for a quick kiss or for any hole in the road that caused riders to bump up and down. It wasn’t long before some wit took this innocent phrase to bed, or to the side of the road somewhere, and elaborated on it, for in 1895 we find recorded the related expression wham bam (thank-ye-ma’am) for quick coitus. As a matter of fact, the first recorded use of both expres- sions occurs in that year.

词汇	wham bam thank-ye-ma’am
词源	wham bam (thank-ye-ma’am). Thank-ye-ma’am is an Amer- ican courtship term that dates back to the 19th century. Roads at the time had diagonal earthen ridges running across them that channeled off rainwater from the high to the low side and prevented washouts. Rural Casanovas driving their carriages along these rude roads made sure that they hit these ridges hard so that their female companions would bounce up in the air and bump into them. With the head of his sweetheart so close, the gentleman could steal a kiss and usually express his gratitude with a Thank-ye-ma’am, that expression becoming synonymous for a quick kiss or for any hole in the road that caused riders to bump up and down. It wasn’t long before some wit took this innocent phrase to bed, or to the side of the road somewhere, and elaborated on it, for in 1895 we find recorded the related expression wham bam (thank-ye-ma’am) for quick coitus. As a matter of fact, the first recorded use of both expres- sions occurs in that year.
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