英语词汇hairy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hairy. Hairy, as slang for unpleasant or rough, seems to be of Army origin, from about 1935, when a hairy patrol was an un- pleasant one that met with resistance. Its origin is unknown, but the word may have something to do with to make one’s hair stand on end and “scary.” Another possibility, a longshot, is the English expression hairy at the heel, common in the late 19th century. A horse with hair about the heels or fetlocks was an underbred one, so the expression was used figuratively for an ill-bred, bad-mannered, thoroughly unpleasant person, as was hairy.

词汇	hairy
词源	hairy. Hairy, as slang for unpleasant or rough, seems to be of Army origin, from about 1935, when a hairy patrol was an un- pleasant one that met with resistance. Its origin is unknown, but the word may have something to do with to make one’s hair stand on end and “scary.” Another possibility, a longshot, is the English expression hairy at the heel, common in the late 19th century. A horse with hair about the heels or fetlocks was an underbred one, so the expression was used figuratively for an ill-bred, bad-mannered, thoroughly unpleasant person, as was hairy.
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