| 词汇 | passion killers |
| 词源 | passion killers. During World War II, the British Wrens (Women’s Royal Navy Service) were issued long, plain, unstyl- ish black knickers (underwear) that they or other interested parties promptly dubbed “passion killers,” at least getting even with the powers-that-were by way of the King’s English. See wrens. |
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