词汇 | blotter |
释义 | blotter Theme: DRUGS - LSD n. the drug LSD, sold on bits of blotting paper.Most of the acid in this town is blotter.Blotter can bring one to five dollars a pop. Theme: DRUNKARD n. a drunkard.The guy's a blotter. He'll drink anything and lots of it.They say that Mr. Franklin is a blotter and needs treatment. Theme: POLICE n. a police station log of arrests; a police blotter.We went downtown to have a look at the blotter. There was no Matthew Wilson on it anywhere.The blotter is full of the names of petty criminals and drunks. blotter noun 1 a tiny piece of absorbent paper impregnated with LSD and ingested as such US, 1971. 2 cocaine UK, 2003. 3 the record of arrests held at a police station US, 1970 blotter1. One who is prone to drink large quantities of alcohol. Of course Grant doesn't remember what happened at the bar last night—he's a total blotter. 2. The log of arrests made by police. Also known as a "police blotter." Mom will freak out if you do anything to land in the police blotter! 3. The drug LSD (as it can be sold on pieces of blotting paper). I need to get some blotter before the concert. police blotterThe written record of events, especially arrests, that occur on a daily basis in a police station or precinct. The local newspaper has been printing the police blotter provided by the station every day for the past 70 years, regardless of what kind of crime has been happening in the town or not. blotter1. n. a drunkard. (see also sponge.) The guy’s a blotter. He’ll drink anything and lots of it. 2. n. the drug LSD, sold on bits of blotting paper. (Drugs.) Blotter can bring one to five dollars a pop. 3. n. a police station log of arrests; a police blotter. The blotter is full of the names of petty criminals and drunks. police blotterA precinct's daily written record of arrests. In the days before ballpoint pens, much less computers, police station house records were kept with ink pens, the writing from which had to be blotted to keep the ink from smearing. Sheets of paper might come and go, but the blotter's indelible imprint remained as a metaphorical reminder of the name of the person who was arrested. That's why many old gangster movies has lines about the cops checking a bad guy's record on the police blotter. |
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