fraidy-cat
n.
"coward," by 1871, American English slang, from 'fraid (by 1816), childish or dialectal (African, West Indies) pronunciation of afraid, + cat, n., perhaps in reference to the animals' instinct to scatter when startled.
| 词汇 | fraidy-cat |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary fraidy-cat n. "coward," by 1871, American English slang, from 'fraid (by 1816), childish or dialectal (African, West Indies) pronunciation of afraid, + cat, n., perhaps in reference to the animals' instinct to scatter when startled. |
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