| 释义 |
balloon
noun- a lieutenant US, 1951
Coined in Korea. - Gasping, I told him that “Combat” was now a first lieutenant, and though I made it a rule not to speak to second balloons, since he’d been instrumental in my development I would make an exception. — David H. Hackworth, About Face, p. 211, 1989
- used as a humorous synonym of “platoon” US, 1967
- — Carl Fleischhauer, A Glossary of Army Slang, p. 3, 1968
- a woman’s breast US, 1962
Usually in the plural. - Incidentally, whilst Betty appeals greatly, the balloons on the girlfriend of R.S. are, to me, almost revolting. — Flame, p. 12, 1972
- a condom US, 1966
- Box of balloons with the featherlite touch. — Madness, House of Fun, 1982
- a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon US, 1967
- — Richard Horman and Alan Fox, Drug Awareness, p. 463, 1970
- — Robert Ashton, This Is Heroin, p. 208, 2002
- a heroin dealer UK
- — Robert Ashton, This Is Heroin, p. 208, 2002
- a foolish, talkative person UK: NORTHERN IRELAND Because they are “full of hot air”.
- — C. I. Macafee, A Concise Ulster Dictionary, p. 14, 1996
- a dollar US, 1973
- — J. E. Lighter, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, p. 78, 1994
▶ the balloon goes up
something happens UK, 1924
Used especially in the past tense in phrases like “when did the balloon go up?” and “the balloon went up at 6 o’clock”. often when the event referred to was some kind of trouble. Military in origin, probably World War I, from the raising of an observation balloon just before an attack. |