英语词汇give someone the bird的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

give someone the bird. To hiss or boo someone, especially an actor; to ridicule; to give the raspberry, the Bronx cheer, the finger (meaning “fuck you”); to fire an employee. The first defi- nition goes back to the early 19th century, and bird refers to the goose, which hisses a lot. In fact, to give the goose, meaning the same, is the ancestor of to give the bird. The first published American use of the phrase is credited to Eugene O’Neill, who wrote in The Hairy Ape (1921): “Give him the boid, fellers—the raspberry.” See bird; the bronx

词汇	give someone the bird
词源	give someone the bird. To hiss or boo someone, especially an actor; to ridicule; to give the raspberry, the Bronx cheer, the finger (meaning “fuck you”); to fire an employee. The first defi- nition goes back to the early 19th century, and bird refers to the goose, which hisses a lot. In fact, to give the goose, meaning the same, is the ancestor of to give the bird. The first published American use of the phrase is credited to Eugene O’Neill, who wrote in The Hairy Ape (1921): “Give him the boid, fellers—the raspberry.” See bird; the bronx
随便看	louis heel louisiana louis styles louisville louisville slugger lounge lounge room love love affair love apples lovebird love brat love-car love child love day west-by-god-virginia westering western sandwich westinghoused west virginia wetback wet behind the ears wet blanket wet hen we the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union