| 词源 |
see you later, alligator. British rhyming slang spread to California in the 1850s, and one result was the word alligator, which rhymed with and meant “see you later.” Rhyming slang never really caught on in America, and alligator in this sense didn’t last long, but the full expression see you later, alligator remains with us. There are several variations on the 1960s phrase, including on the Nile, crocodile and in a while, crocodile. |