double-nickel

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The national speed limit of 55 miles per hour introduced in the USA in 1974. US,slang
    — But in 1982 they found a loophole: Keep the double-nickel speed limit, but effectively allow motorists to drive up to 65 by designating that speed a “waste of a finite resource” and setting the fine at $15.
  2. The number 55 (by extension). US,slang
    — This night was insane. Knicks win, Sixers win, Wolves win. Kyrie drops a double-nickel.
动词 v.
  1. To travel at 55 miles per hour.
    — Rose’s EarthCruiser – seven hundred thousand dollars’ worth of imported rolling steel, the best RV money could buy – led the parade. But slowly, just double-nickeling it.

词形变化

double-nickels plural double-nickels present,singular,third-person double-nickeling US,participle,present double-nickelling UK,participle,present double-nickeled US,participle,past double-nickeled US,past double-nickelled UK,participle,past double-nickelled UK,past

词源

词源 1
From trucker slang in the 1970s referring to the national 55 mph speed limit, based on nickel (“five-cent coin”).
词源 2
From trucker slang in the 1970s referring to the national 55 mph speed limit, based on nickel (“five-cent coin”).
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