Tham khảo tài liệu 'slang and uncoventional english part 51', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | high-ass high-waters 332 high-ass adjective haughty arrogant us 1931 highball noun 1 in the used car business a knowingly inflated price us 1975. 2 a signalto a train engineer to increase speed us 1397. 3 a glass of milk us 1945 highball verb 1 to travel fast us 1912. 2 to see. Probably playing on EYEBALL US 1965 high beams noun 1 erect nipples on a woman s breasts seen through a garment us 1935. 2 the wide open eyes of a person under the influence ofcrack cocaine us 1994 high bountious adjective very bad-smelling trinidad and tobago 2003 highboy noun in hot rodding a coupe sedan or roadster that sits on top of the frame rails at stock height that has not been lowered US 1953 highbrow noun a person of superior intellectual quality or interests a person who affects interests that imply an intellectual superiority US 1907 highbrow adjective of superior intellectual quality or interest uk 1334 high-brown adjective of mixed black and white heritage. Originally white usage then adopted by African-Americans us 1915 high camp noun an ostentatious highly mannered style. A refined variation of camp us 1955 high cap verb to brag to banter to gossip us 1990 high diver noun a person who enjoys or excels at performing oral sex on women. A construction built on the image of going down us 1931 high drag noun elaborate female clothing worn by a man us 1953 higher-higher noun the upper echelons of military command us 1991 highfalutin hifalutin adjective absurdly pompous snobbish. Probably an elaboration of high-flown or similar highfaluting the g is optional was originally hyphenated which lends strength to this etymology. Yiddish hifelufelem ostentatious self-glorifying is also possible us 1339 high five noun 1 a greeting or sign of approvalaccomplished by slapping open palms with arms extended above head-level. The greeting and term originated in sport but quickly spread us 1930. 2 HIV. A construction based on an abbreviation of high to hi and conversion of V to the Roman .
