| 释义 |
stick
noun- ability in pool US
- Hermes Pavolites, one of the three brothers who shot pool in Sal’s, fair sticks, hit him a hard uppercut in the Melody Room one night[.] — Gilbert Sorrentino, Steelwork, p. 118, 1970
- “Man, you shoot a good stick,” Blackjack beamed as he sat back watching Rhodes run the table. — Joseph Nazel, Black Cop, p. 149, 1974
- And he would shoot a better stick here tomorrow than he had done in Florida. — Walter Tevis, The Color of Money, p. 23, 1984
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 28, 1990
- a cigarette INDIA
Indian English. - “How many cigarettes do you want?” “Oh, just two or three sticks.” — Paroo Nihalini, R.K. Tongue and Priya Hosali, Indian and British English, 1979
- So why are more women smoking? Ruchira Bose finds reasons to quit the stick[.] — The Times of India, 31 May 2002
- marijuana UK
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 289, 2003
- phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK, 2001
- a truncheon; a riot baton US, 1929
In police and prison-service use; narrowing but continuing the sense as “cudgel”, which has been in recorded use since 1377. - This parade is known as sticks and whistles because the main reason for it is to check up and see that no one comes on duty without his stick and his whistle. — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 158, 1958
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 110, 1996
- I managed to draw my stick [truncheon] and lash out at the nearest target[.] — Duncan MacLaughlin, The Filth, p. 57, 2002
- a burglar’s pry-bar UK, 1879
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 210, 1950
- To free the safe from its frame with only a “stick”, which is not a very delicate tool, without making hell’s own row, would take a little time. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 18, 1956
- a clarinet US
A shortened form of LIQUORICE STICK. - If I could play that stick like you do I’d be out there runnin’ with all them high-powered chicks in all the fines places[.] — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 248, 1946
- a handgun UK, 1781
Recorded in use August 2002. - a surfboard US
- — John Severson, Modern Surfing Around the World, p. 182, 1964
- If you want to get aggro, man, this stick can handle your best rage. — Point Break, 1991
- — Pamela Munro, U.C.L.A. Slang, p. 111, 1997
- a skateboard US
- — San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, p. 20, 2 September 1984: “Say it right”
- If you want to get aggro, man, this stick can handle your best rage. — Point Break, 1991
- Or he has a surfboard under his arm and the only thing he can say is “Grab your stick, dude, there’s a swell at Pipeline.” — Dan Jenkins, The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist, p. 3, 2001
- in horse racing, the whip used by jockeys US
- — Tom Ainslie, Ainslie’s Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing, p. 339, 1976
- a pool player US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 28, 1990
- the game of pool US, 1966
- “I lived off the stick three months all the same when the heat was on ’n’ that’s more ’n’ a lot of hustlers can say.” — Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm, p. 11, 1949
- Abilene not only had the best car in the country, he also shot the best stick of pool. — Larry McMurtry, The Last Picture Show, p. 9, 1966
- I played my best stick 15 years ago—say as late as 1948 to 1950. — Minnesota Fats, The Bank Shot, p. 30, 1966
- — Judi Sanders, Mashing and Munching in Ames, p. 19, 1994
- a set of rules for a game of pool US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 28, 1990
- criticism, especially harsh criticism UK, 1942
A softening of the sense “to beat with a stick”. - WOMEN drivers are traditional targets for some stick, so why should I be any different? — Waltham Forest Guardian, 11 July 2003
- violent punishment; a severe reprimand UK, 1856
Originally “the stick” (a beating with a stick). - [T]he worst were the tossers who couldn’t take a bit of stick with some honour[.] — Greg Williams, Diamond Geezers, p. 7, 1997
- harsh or extreme demands made of a motor engine UK
Usually as “give it (some) stick”; derives from the sense of the ‘cane’, as ‘punishment’. - [Y]ou’re fucking pissing away on an export bonnie [a motorbike] or sommat, give it almighty stick, you know[.] — Paul E Willis, Profane Culture, p. 15, 1978
- a manually operated car transmission US, 1960
A shortened form of “stick shift”. - — John Lawlor, How to Talk Car, p. 99, 1965
- in drag and motor racing, tyre traction US
- — Don Alexander, The Racer’s Dictionary, p. 63, 1980
- a prisoner’s personal influence or power US
- When a person has a great deal of influence and can get things accomplished, he is said to have a sharp stick. An abundance of stick is referred to as long stick. — William K. Bentley and James M. Corbett, Prison Slang, p. 34, 1992
- a person of a type described UK, 1784
- She’s a funny old stick but she’s been sent from heaven today. — James Herriot, All Things Bright and Beautiful, p. 85, 1976
- a fighter pilot US
- — American Speech, p. 124, Summer 1986: “The language of naval fighter pilots”
- a prostitute US
- — Christina and Richard Milner, Black Players, p. 308, 1972
- one thousand dollars US
Probably an evolution of YARD. - — Burgess Laughlin, Job Opportunities in the Black Market, p. 7, 1978: “Glossary”
- in circus or carnival, a person playing a game or concession with the house’s money in an attempt to attract other patrons to play US
- — Joe McKennon, Circus Lingo, p. 93, 1980
- On the midway, he learned the art of “cake cutting,” or shortchanging customers, using “sticks”–carnies posing as customers pretending to win a big prize–and “gaffs”–concealed devices such as magnets used to ensure that the house always won. — Kim Rich, Johnny’s Girl, p. 37, 1993
- Two sticks, an outside man, and a dealer were employed for this grift. When a stick won, he would discreetly give his loot to the outside man, who would count it and feed it back to the stick. — A.W. Stencell, Girl Show, p. 41, 1999
- a hypodermic needle US
- “A cop would not hand out sticks, right?” I whisper. — J.T. LeRoy, Harold’s End, p. 12, 2004
- desk duty in a police station US
- A man on desk duty has the stick. — New York Times, p. 34, 20 October 1958
▷ see:BELLY-STICK
▶ give it stick; give it some stick
to enjoy something noisily, and to the utmost UK, 1984
▶ give stick; give some stick
to energetically criticise someone; to inflict physical damage on something or someone UK- I was giving Dave stick, maybe because I was jealous of him doing so well. — John King, Human Punk, p. 194, 2000
▶ had the stick
to be ruined or irreparably broken; to be finished AUSTRALIA, 1953 |