| 词组 | pineapple |
| 释义 | pineapple Ⅰ noun 1 a hand grenade, especially a MK-2 hand grenade or Type 59 grenade US, 1918. 2 a combination of cocaine and heroin US, 1973. 3 a male homosexual. Perhaps as a specialisation of FRUIT, possibly punning on anal sex as 'taking the ROUGH END OF THE PINEAPPLE' UK, 1972. 4 a fifty dollar note. From its yellowish colour AUSTRALIA, 1992. 5 a chapel. Glasgow rhyming slang, with a stress on the second and third syllables UK: SCOTLAND, 1982. 6 in electric line work, a spool insulator US, 1980. 7 unemployment benefit UK, 1937 Ⅱ ⇨ pineapple chunk; pineapple noun 1 a bunk bed; a bunk (an act of running away) UK, 1961. 2 semen. Rhyming slang for SPUNK UK, 2003 the rough end of the pineappleA poor, unfair, or malicious treatment or situation. Primarily heard in Australia. Whenever the time comes for new assignments, I'm always getting the rough end of the pineapple. It's really no surprise that the CEO would give his employees the rough end of the pineapple to ensure his own salary isn't affected. the rough end of the pineapplebad treatment. Australian & New Zealand informal 1981 Peter Barton Bastards I Have Known There was no way that I was going to get ‘the rough end of the pineapple’ from Wally, so I kept out of his way. the ˌrough end of the ˈpineapple(AustralE, informal) a situation in which somebody is treated badly or unfairly: The team got the rough end of the pineapple when it came to decisions by the referee. |
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