jerrycummumble

词形变化

jerrycummumbles 三单 jerrycummumbling 现在分词 jerrycummumbled 过去式 jerrycummumbled 过去分词

别名

jerrymumble

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To shake, towzle, or tumble about; to jumble, shake, toss, or get into a muddle.

    英国 俚语

词源

* jerry from jerry or Jerry. Similar to jerry-built or "jerry-sneak". Possibly taken from Jerry, a nickname for Germans. * jerrycummumble and its alternative jerrymumble possibly made to rhyme with "fumble, rumble, or tumble. * Potentially related to "jerry-cum-fumble". * Its earliest documented usage is 1709, but Green's Dictionary exemplifies frequent usage of the term between 1785 and 1834.

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