horse's doovers

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. hors d'oeuvres Australia,UK,humorous,plural,plural-only
    — None of us is likely to stray so far from the correct pronunciation as the legendary new-rich oil millionaire who demanded “horses′ doovers”...

词源

Fanciful corruption of hors d'oeuvres. Apparently British/Australian prison or POW slang.
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