whuffo

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who is not a skydiver. slang
    — "There's a wonderful sense of camraderie among skydivers," Mr. Ottley said. "It's like a secret fraternity." Initiates speak easily of "swooping" (joining a formation) and "funneling" (breaking one up). Outsiders are called "whuffos" -- shorthand for "What for you do that crazy stuff?" "You can always tell a whuffo right away," Mr. Ottley said. "They call the sport 'diving' instead of 'skydiving.' We think diving is what you do in a pool."
副词 adv.
  1. Pronunciation spelling of what for. Southern-US,US,alt-of,colloquial,not-comparable
    — [Alabaster:] Shhh, Uncle Pogo! We is lookin' for the Easter Bunny. [Pogo:] Whuffo you shushin' me? I isn't doin' nothin' but breathin'!

词形变化

wuffo alternative whuffos plural wuffo alternative

词源

词源 1
Contraction of what for.
词源 2
Contraction of what for.
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