| 词汇 | rhubarb |
| 释义 | rhubarb Theme: VIOLENCE n. a brawl, especially in a baseball game.There's a noisy rhubarb down on the field.Ted got punched around a little bit in that rhubarb last week. rhubarb Ⅰ noun 1 nonsense. From its use by actors as an 'unintelligible murmur' UK, 1963. 2 said repeatedly by muttering actors to give the impression of background conversations; hence, spoken nonsense. Theatre slang UK, 1934. 3 a fight; an uproar; a riot US, 1943. 4 an advance of wages, a loan; as 'rhubarbs': a membership subscription. Rhyming slang, pronounced 'roobub', for SUB (a subscription) UK, 1929 Ⅱ ⇨ rhubarb pill; rhubarb noun a bill (for payment). Rhyming slang, based on a homeopathic remedy for constipation; noted by Julian Franklyn, A Dictionary of Rhyming Slang,1960, who suspected (or perpetrated) the pun 'that both necessitate an outpouring' UK, 1998 rhubarbold-fashioned A loud, rambunctious scuffle or squabble, especially when occurring during a baseball game. Primarily heard in US. Three players were thrown out of the game following a particularly nasty rhubarb in the middle of the seventh inning. rhubarb(ˈrubɑrb) n. a brawl, especially in a baseball game. (Old.) There’s a noisy rhubarb down on the field. |
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