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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Hard-money boys & happiness boys
Hello,
I've seen this two terms in an english dictionary at the definition of "boy". Could anyone explain to me what they mean? Especially the first one.
"2c slang : one classed or identified with a particular doctrine <the hard-money ~s> <the happiness ~s> – usu. used with some degree of ridicule, hostility, or contempt; usu. used in pl."
I've seen this two terms in an english dictionary at the definition of "boy". Could anyone explain to me what they mean? Especially the first one.
"2c slang : one classed or identified with a particular doctrine <the hard-money ~s> <the happiness ~s> – usu. used with some degree of ridicule, hostility, or contempt; usu. used in pl."
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The X boys is a not very common way of referring casually to a group of people associated with, and usually supporting, X. eg You could refer to us here at EnglishForward as ' the grammar boys '. Clive
- The X boys is a not very common way of referring casually to a group of people associated with, and usually supporting, X.
- eg You could refer to us here at EnglishForward as ' the grammar boys '.
- Clive
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The X boys is a not very common way of referring casually to a group of people associated with, and usually supporting, X.
eg You could refer to us here at EnglishForward as 'the grammar boys'.
Clive
eg You could refer to us here at EnglishForward as 'the grammar boys'.
Clive
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This is what I've understood so far. But I can't imagine what "hard-money boys" are for? Has it something to do with the american election campaign system? Hard money / soft money?
And „happiness boys“ - are they guys who are usually cheerful?
And „happiness boys“ - are they guys who are usually cheerful?
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You wrote "a group of people" - but you can't refer to boys AND girls by saying "the grammar boys", right?
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This is what I've understood so far. But I can't imagine what "hard-money boys" are for? Has it something to do with the american election campaign system? Hard money / soft money?
And „happiness boys“ - are they guys who are usually cheerful?
And „happiness boys“ - are they guys who are usually cheerful?
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But I can't imagine what "hard-money boys" are for? I don't know either. It would only make sense in a suitable context.
Has it something to do with the american election campaign system? Maybe Hard money / soft money?
And „happiness boys“ - are they guy
Has it something to do with the american election campaign system? Maybe Hard money / soft money?
And „happiness boys“ - are they guy
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