jerrycummumble

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To shake, towzle, or tumble about; to jumble, shake, toss, or get into a muddle. UK,slang
    — When Colonel Ochiltree saw that, Damn my bones V says he, 'get the chariot!' and he put fox and hounds and overseer all in it, Jerrycummumble, and brought 'em home.

词形变化

jerrycummumbles present,singular,third-person jerrycummumbling participle,present jerrycummumbled participle,past jerrycummumbled past jerrymumble alternative

词源

* jerry from jerry or Jerry. Similar to jerry-built or "jerry-sneak". Possibly taken from Jerry, a nickname for Germans.
* jerrycummumble and its alternative jerrymumble possibly made to rhyme with fumble, rumble, or tumble.
* Potentially related to "jerry-cum-fumble".
* Its earliest documented usage is 1709, but Green's Dictionary exemplifies frequent usage of the term between 1785 and 1834.
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