| 词汇 | acamarackus |
| 词源 | acamarackus. Pseudo-Latin slang for nonsense, bullshit. “Now of course this is strictly the old acamarackus, as The Lemon Drop Kid cannot even spell arthritis, let alone have it . . .” (Damon Runyon “The Lemon Drop Kid,” 1931). The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1994) cites the first recorded use of the term in a Runyon Collier’s story in 1933, two years later, and cites Eugene O’Neill’s use of it in a letter. Ackamaracka is among other variants of the word. |
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