与 «DOOLALLY TAP»相关的英语书籍
在以下的参考文献中发现
doolally tap的用法。与
doolally tap相关的书籍以及同一来源的简短摘要提供其在 英语文献中的使用情境。
[originally military slang Doolally Tap, from Deolali, a town near Mumbai, the
location of a military sanatorium, + tap, Urdu 'fever']. Feck: Northern and Scots
dialects. 1. one of the stomachs of ruminants [Paunch, Read & Feck]. 2. worth;
value.
2
What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 Questions about the ...
years later, doolally tap became a slang term for 'mad' in the British army. The
expression originated in India and the military sanatorium at Deolali, north-east of
Bombay, which also doubled as a transit-camp where soldiers would await their ...
3
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
doolally adjective orig services' In full doolally tap. Deranged, mad. 1925–. J.
CURTIS What's the matter with that bloke? Doolally? (1936). [Spoken form of
Deolali (Marashtra, India), site of a British army camp þ obs. tap malaria, from
Persian ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
4
Fighter! Fighter! Corkscrew Port!
Doolally (Tap): The nineteenth century transit camp (1939—45, British Base
Reinforcement Camp) at Deolali, some 100 miles north— east of Bombay,
historically saw many troops forced to await homeward passage until 'the sailing
season'.
Poor bugger's doolally tap—begging your pardon, Mr. Khan. Doolally tap. I
suppose it could be offensive to Asians.” “That's O.K., I'm European,” Asif smiled
back. “Yorkshire born and bred.” “Well, I'm sorry you've wasted your time, friend.
6
Shorter Slang Dictionary
The original full form of the term was doolally tap, from the Hindustani tap, fever.
See also tapped. doomy very depressed and discouraged; dismal. Since around
1960. A blend of doom-laden and gloomy. doorstep, v. to intercept or accost ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
7
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
doolacky noun a thing; a thingumabob AUSTRALIA, 1950 doolally; doolali;
doolally tap; doodleally; doodally; tapped adjective1mad. From the obsolete
noun'doolallytap' (aformof madness). Deolali (a military sanitorium inBombay)
corrupted ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
8
Experiments in Rethinking History
From India we have doolally, mad, from Deolali, famous in the Regular Army and
a variation was doolally tap, where tap, Hindustani for fever, may have been
influenced by tapped, also used for "mad," one whose brains have been "tapped.
Alun Munslow, Robert A. Rosenstone, 2004
9
All in a Days Work: It Was My Life
... sent to Malta for two years before being posted to India, there he would have
received the “Doolally tap”. When consignments of soldiers went to Deolali,
which was the majortransit camp t soldiers in India they were counted in and out
of the ...
... them occupied, so most just sat around drinking and getting fractious. The
original expression talked of “Doolally-tap,” this last element being the Hindustani
word for a fever. It has survived independently as the synonymous term, “tapped.”
...
包含词语«DOOLALLY TAP»的新条目
找出国内和国际出版社所讨论的内容，以及词语
doolally tap在以下新条目的上下文中是如何使用的。
Andrew Jackson: There's a huge asteroid heading to Earth - so say …
And even worse, the Powers That Be aren't going to tell us, so we don't go doolally tap and (presumably) pack the shelters that could save us ... «Huddersfield Examiner, 六月 15»
Maharashtra Day Special: Local delicacies get a fancy twist
At: Doolally Tap Room, near Lilavati Hospital, Reclamation, Bandra (W). Cost: Rs 300. Masala Bhat and Shepu Raita. Masala Bhat and Shepu ... «Mid-Day, 四月 15»
Mumbai beer lovers rejoice! Popular Pune microbrewery now in city
For a while now, we've been hoping for this den to open their taps. So, when we found out that Pune's microbrewery Doolally Tap Room was ... «Mid-Day, 四月 15»
GQ Happy Hour: Doolally Taproom
Doolally's two dozen regularly updated and meticulously curated brews have helmed Maharashtra's craft scene for a few years now. And now ... «GQ India, 三月 15»
'It's a fantastic opportunity' - Dad pride over Man Utd new boy Andy …
And it's all gone a bit doolally tap since we found out Andy was joining United." Bromley Cross based Paul and wife Anne were as much in ... «Manchester Evening News, 二月 15»
Kettering veteran to mark 68th anniversary of VJ Day at National …
... for its unpleasant environment and its psychological effect, known as the 'Doolally tap', suffered by the soldiers who passed through it. «Northamptonshire Telegraph, 八月 13»
Forgotten aviation pioneer's aircraft to take to the air once more
Raydon Carlyon, 72, his son, said: “My grandfather told him that if he thought he could fly like a bird he must be doolally tap. People used to tell ... «Telegraph.co.uk, 五月 13»
Wonderfully layered, beautifully complex: But seriously, Game of …
His most important bannerman (i.e. biggest army) Lord Karstark went a bit doolally tap and killed the two Lannister teenagers they were holding ... «Mirror.co.uk, 四月 13»
Fraser's Phrases Goes Barking Mad
Doolally – another wondrous word, originally doolally tap, which came from a British Army transit camp at Deolali in India, a place where troops ... «Anglophenia, 十一月 11»
