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1 Hooray Henry
[,hureɪ'henrɪ]"ура́-Ге́нри" (прозвище молодого аристократа "Слоун-Рейнджер" [ Sloane Ranger]; ср. Hooray Henrietta)English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > Hooray Henry
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2 Hooray Henry
Слово, относящееся к любому богатому, незадачливому, взбалмошному молодому человеку, любящему общество. Оно вошло в употребление в середине 1970-х гг.The restaurant became very noisy later in the evening. A bunch of Hooray Henrys seemed to be celebrating someone's birthday party. — Ближе к вечеру в ресторане стало очень шумно. Группа молодых лоботрясов, по-видимому, праздновала чей-то день рождения.
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3 Hooray Henrietta
[,hureɪhenrɪ'etə]"ура́-Генрие́тта" (прозвище молодой аристократки "Слоун-Рейнджер" [ Sloane Ranger]; ср. Hooray Henry)English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > Hooray Henrietta
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4 Sloane Ranger
[,sləun'reɪndʒə]"Сло́ун-Ре́йнджер" (молодой аристократ, особ. состоятельная молодая женщина, кот. живёт и работает в фешенебельном районе Лондона, а проводит уикэнд [ weekend] в деревне; см. тж. Hooray Henry)игра слов, от Sloane Square - Слоун-Сквер, фешенебельная площадь в лондонском Уэст-Энде [ West End] + Lone Ranger - "Одинокий объездчик", популярный герой телевизионных вестернов; термин ввёл в 70-х гг. журналист, знаток светской жизни П.Йорк [Peter York]English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > Sloane Ranger
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Hooray Henry — ► NOUN (pl. Hooray Henrys or Hooray Henries) Brit. informal ▪ a lively but ineffectual young upper class man … English terms dictionary
Hooray Henry — n British a young upper class male, particularly one who indulges in offensive, rowdy, hearty and/or vacuous behaviour. This pejorative term arose in the late 1960s to describe the more exhibitionist members of a social subgroup which was later… … Contemporary slang
Hooray Henry — /hureɪ ˈhɛnri/ (say hoohray henree) noun Chiefly British Colloquial a upper class young man with mannerisms seen as conventionally upper class, often overly hearty or extroverted. Also, Hooray. {hooray + Henry man s name} …
Hooray (Henry) — Noun. A young male of the upper classes. Often abbreviated to Hooray. E.g. I m not going in that bar again, it was full of Hoorays drinking champagne and talking about how rich they are. Also Hurray Henry or Hurrah Henry. Derog … English slang and colloquialisms
Hooray (Henry) — Noun. A young male of the upper classes. Often abbreviated to Hooray. E.g. I m not going in that bar again, it was full of Hoorays drinking champagne and talking about how rich they are. Also Hurray Henry or Hurrah Henry. Derog … English slang and colloquialisms
Hooray Henry — noun (plural Hooray Henrys or Hooray Henries) Brit. informal a lively but ineffectual young upper class man … English new terms dictionary
Hooray Henry — n (BrE infml disapprov) a young upper class man with a loud voice and cheerful manner who is regarded as rather stupid. The female equivalent is a Hooray Henrietta. Compare Sloane Ranger. * * * … Universalium
Hooray Henry — noun An offensively loud mouthed upper class man … Wiktionary
hooray Henry — Meaning A loud mouthed upper class fool. Origin Mostly used in Britain. Originates from a character in Damon Runyon s Tight Shoes story … Meaning and origin of phrases
hooray Henry — • a term to describe an upper class twit type character who probably went to public school and who would own a yacht etc. Also see Sloan Ranger … Londonisms dictionary
Hooray Henry — noun a lively and ineffectual upper class young man • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑man, ↑ … Useful english dictionary