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語源

A reference to Uncle Sam, imagined as paying for supplies for the US military.

動詞

stand Sam (三人称単数 現在形 stands Sam, 現在分詞 standing Sam, 過去形および過去分詞形 stood Sam)

1. (slang, archaic) To pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
   • 1959, John Dickson Carr, Scandal at High Chimneys (page 9)

     If you care to stroll into the Argyll Rooms about eleven, I'll stand sam for a bottle to celebrate.

参照

• 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary