dollarydoo

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Australian dollar. Australia,informal
    — Bruno: "Nine hundred dollaridoos? Tobias! Did you accept a six-hour collect call from the States?" Tobias: "It was an emergency call from the International Drainage Commission in Springfield." Bruno: "Oh my God! There's nothing wrong with the bidet, is there?"

词形变化

dollarydoos plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *dalą
Proto-West Germanic *dal
Old High German tal
Middle High German tal
German Tal
German Talerder.
Middle Low German dālerbor.
Dutch dalerbor.
English dollar
English didgeridoo
blend
English dollarydoo
Blend of dollar + didgeridoo. A faux-Australianism originally coined as "dollaridoos" by television writers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein for “Bart vs. Australia”, an episode (1995) of the animated sitcom The Simpsons.
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