英语词汇horselaugh的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	horselaugh
词源	horselaugh. A horselaugh is a loud, coarse, vulgar laugh, a guffaw. The word probably alludes to the loud neigh of a lusty horse, but an obscure pun on the word horse has also been sug- gested as a source. The expression has been common since Pope used it in 1710.
随便看	ixnay ixtacihuatl izvestia i’d rather dine with jack ketch i’d rather not go there i’d sooner sleep in the pasture and pick corn out of horsedroppings i’d sooner vote for the devil i’ll be there with bells on i’ll drink all the blood that is spilled between north and south i’ll gladly trade 11 years of ‘then’ for seven years of ‘now’ i’ll have a steak and the man on the left i’ll take my davy of it i’ll tell you what i’m gonna do i’m a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank on the streets of yokahama with my honolulu mama doin’ those beat-o flat-on-my-seat-o hirohito blues i’m a curly-tailed wolf with a pink ass and this is my night to howl i’m all right jack i’m as mad as hell and i’m not gonna take this anymore i’m from missouri i’ve got a stone in my shoe i’ve got to see a man about a dog i ♥ new york j jabberwocky jabon jack

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