takesy-backsy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of takesies-backsies (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”). alt-of,alternative,uncountable,usually
    — Standing on the balcony outside the master bedroom, looking at the twinkling skyline of downtown Fort Worth, she shook her head sadly and said: “I guess we both did some things to each other. But this . . . this is what we call no-takesy-backsy.”
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or prone to the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement. childish,rare
    — Let’s face it, O’Brien was rooked — rooked! — when NBC did the takesy-backsy thing with “The Tonight Show,” and he didn’t stint on joking about that debacle Sunday.

词形变化

more takesy-backsy comparative most takesy-backsy superlative

词源

词源 1
From take back with -sy added to both words.
词源 2
From take back with -sy added to both words.
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