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wide boy

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/08/24 15:57 UTC 版)

語源

Related to wide awake, i.e. sharp-witted, open-eyed, with wide open eyes.

名詞

wide boy (plural wide boys)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.

同意語

wideboy

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2015/09/03 14:48 UTC 版)

名詞

wideboy ‎(複数形 wideboys)

  1. Alternative form of wide boy
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Wide boy

出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/10 21:12 UTC 版)

英語による解説

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Wide boy is a British term for a man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing. According to the Oxford English Dictionary it is synonymous with spiv. The word 'wide' is in this sense means wide-awake or sharp-witted. Newspapers of the late 1940s and 1950s often use both terms in the same article about the same person when dealing with ticket touts, fraudsters and black market traders. It has become more generally used to describe a dishonest trader or a petty criminal who works by guile rather than force.

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