whiff-whaff

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Table tennis. archaic,uncountable
    — Boris Johnson's claim ping-pong was originally a Victorian English invention called whiff-whaff has been attacked by the descendants of the world's oldest sporting and games manufacturer.
  2. The breathy sound of something rushing quickly; whoosh.
    — Then, no one saw precisely how it happened, whiff-whaff, Lemoine's weapon flew from his hand and struck the wall with a whirr and a jangle.
  3. Nonsense, words or deeds of little import. obsolete,uncountable
    — Whau, aw'll begin o' thisn' then. It's whiff-whaff Stuart, -- snifterin' Finch yo'known Virtue has laft o' -- truth is fro' o'flown!
  4. Unnecessary items or additions. uncountable
    — Never, never, wear any kind of a whiff-whaff or a thing-ama-bob on your hat.

词形变化

whiff-whaffs plural

词源

词源 1
From Whiff-Waff, coined by Slazenger & Sons in 1900.
词源 2
Onomatopoeia
词源 3
South Lancashire dialect for nonsense, unspecified words or deeds.
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