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单词 ram puss
释义

ram puss

Jamaican Creole

ram puss

Alternative forms

  • ram-puss

Etymology

Compound of ram (male [of an animal]) + puss (cat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈram ˈpʊs/
  • Hyphenation: ram‧puss

Noun

ram puss (plural: ram puss dem, quantified: ram puss)

  1. tomcat[1][2]
    Synonym: man puss
    Da ram puss yah waan dash weh. Afta 'im naw ketch nuh mice-rat.
    This tomcat is no good. He doesn't catch any mice.

See also

  • ram goat (billy goat)

References

  1. F.G. Cassidy and R.B. Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (2nd Edition), 2002 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1967 by Cambridge University Press), ISBN 9789766401276, page 374
  2. Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 465
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