请输入您要查询的单词:

 

单词 balum rancum
释义

balum rancum

English

Noun

balum rancum

  1. (idiomatic) A dance, performed by a company of prostitutes naked.
    • 2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 124:
      And just when did you last see decorous Sea Officers, Lewrie asked himself in wonder at such a ludicrous statement? Leaping rantipole and playing balum-rancum in church? Hymn-singing in brothels?

References

[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), Balum rancum”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. [], London: Printed for C. Chappell, [], OCLC 23927885.

随便看

 

国际大辞典收录了7408809条英语、德语、日语等多语种在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的翻译及用法,是外语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2023 idict.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/10/20 23:17:46