bumblepuppy
/buhm-buhl-puhp-ee/US // ˈbʌm bəlˌpʌp i //
大黄蜂,大黄狗,大黄蜂犬,大黄牛
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a game of whist played carelessly or contrary to rules and conventions.
Examples
Bumblepuppy is a synonym of whist played in defiance of certain time- honoured conventions and principles.
Once married, no man--not even old man Kapus--would be justified in tearing Bumblepuppy from the fond arms of his bride.
After this incident, we always spoke of Johnnie as Bumblepuppy.
And here, paddling in the brook like an urchin, we found Bumblepuppy.
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