fi-fi

English

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fi-fi (comparative more fi-fi, superlative most fi-fi)

(dated) Scandalous; immoral; applied to literature and stories.
- 1897, Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Dulcie Everton (page 34)
  Virtuous, orthodox, unromantic, respectable, they had not the makings of an Ibsen play or a fi-fi novel among them.
- 1985, Michael M. Thomas, Tough Times for the Fi-Fi Novel (in The New York Times, October 20)

1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary: "Thackeray's term for Paul de Kock's novels, and similar modern French literature."
1894, Isaac Kaufman Funk, A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (page 677): "Scandalous; immoral; as, a fi-fi novel or anecdote."

单词	fi-fi
释义	fi-fi English Etymology (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Adjective fi-fi (comparative more fi-fi, superlative most fi-fi) (dated) Scandalous; immoral; applied to literature and stories. 1897, Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Dulcie Everton (page 34) Virtuous, orthodox, unromantic, respectable, they had not the makings of an Ibsen play or a fi-fi novel among them. 1985, Michael M. Thomas, Tough Times for the Fi-Fi* Novel* (in The New York Times, October 20) References 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary: "Thackeray's term for Paul de Kock's novels, and similar modern French literature." 1894, Isaac Kaufman Funk, A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (page 677): "Scandalous; immoral; as, a fi-fi novel or anecdote."
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