cully

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkʌli/    美 /ˈkʌli/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person. archaic
    — Yet the rich Cullies may their boaſting ſpare; / They purchaſe but ſophiſticated VVare.
  2. A companion. slang
  3. A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk. archaic,historical
    — The assumption tends to be the opposite: Whores constantly seek sexual encounters to fulfill their burning desires and also sometimes manage to wheedle gold out of their cullies.
动词 v.
  1. To trick, to impose on, to dupe.

词形变化

cullies plural cullies present,singular,third-person cullying participle,present cullied participle,past cullied past

词汇关系

衍生词
cullyism

词源

词源 1
Uncertain. Short for cullion? Compare Irish cuallaí (“companion”)
词源 2
Uncertain. Short for cullion? Compare Irish cuallaí (“companion”)
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