词汇 | gubmint catchum fella |
词源 | gubmint catchum fella. An amusing Australian pidgin term for a policeman. “Gubmint catchum fella brother belong me” means “That policeman is my friend.” Other interesting pidgin expressions, from among thousands, include these Melanesian Pidgin terms: finish altogether (die) and long way bit bit (very far). See beche-de-mer; pidgin language. |
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