释义 |
Abdul noun- used as a term of address for any Turkish soldier UK, 1925
World War 1 coinage. - During the Korean War the ordinary enlisted Turkish soldier responded in friendly fashion when he was addressed as “Abdul.” — Frank Hailey, Soldier Talk, p. 1, 1982
- any male Arab US
Gulf war usage. - — American Speech, p. 382, Winter 1991: “Among the new words”
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