English Dictionary

mee-maw

名詞

スコットランド英語 俗語

An exaggerated mouthing of a word. / A meaningless utterance. / A two-syllable wail. / (Scotland, slang) A policeman.

日本語の意味

誇張された言い方、意味を持たない発声、二音節の呻き声。 / （スコットランドの俗語で）警官。

She did a playful mee-maw to imitate how he pronounced the word, and the class burst into laughter.

彼女は彼の単語の発音を真似て、遊び心のある誇張した口の動きをし、クラスは大笑いした。

意味（1）

An exaggerated mouthing of a word.

意味（2）

A meaningless utterance.

Oh,” said Archie, “many folk would pay half-a-crown to see their mee-maws;” and this saying was overheard by a Papist standing by, who, in reporting the remark, was pleased to observe that she had always considered Archibald Wilson a Christian, and had respected him as such, until she heard him describe the ceremonies of her church as mee-maws!

意味（3）

A two-syllable wail.

As the siren screamed it added to the mee-maws, sirens and cacophony of emergency vehicles rushing to the Hyde Park disaster site.

意味（4）

(Scotland, slang) A policeman.

mee-maws （ plural ）