英语词汇thank-ye-ma’am的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

thank-ye-ma’am. An American courtship term that dates back to 19th-century New England. Roads at the time had diag- onal earthen ridges running across them that channeled off rainwater from the high to the low side and prevented wash- outs. Rural Casanovas driving their carriages along these rude roads made sure that they hit these ridges hard so that their fe- male 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 expressed his gratitude with a Thank-ye-ma’am, that expression becoming synonymous with a quick kiss or any hole in the road that caused riders to bump up and down.

词汇	thank-ye-ma’am
词源	thank-ye-ma’am. An American courtship term that dates back to 19th-century New England. Roads at the time had diag- onal earthen ridges running across them that channeled off rainwater from the high to the low side and prevented wash- outs. Rural Casanovas driving their carriages along these rude roads made sure that they hit these ridges hard so that their fe- male 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 expressed his gratitude with a Thank-ye-ma’am, that expression becoming synonymous with a quick kiss or any hole in the road that caused riders to bump up and down.
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