Bifter
意味: Cigarette (Scouse).
The Scouse word for a cigarette. 'Going for a bifter' means going for a smoke. It's one of several regional terms for cigarettes in the UK, firmly placing the speaker in Liverpool. Can also occasionally mean a cannabis cigarette depending on context.
例文
- Nipping out for a bifter. 出去抽根烟。Salgo un momento a fumar.ちょっと一服してくる。잠깐 담배 피우러 나갈게.
- Got a spare bifter? 有多余的烟吗?¿Tienes un cigarro de sobra?タバコ一本余ってない?담배 한 개비 여분 있어?
- He's always on the bifters. 他总是在抽烟。Siempre está fumando.あいつはいつもタバコを吸ってる。걔는 맨날 담배를 피워.
発音
/ˈbɪftə/
使い方ガイド
場面: smoking, Liverpool, casual
トーン: casual, working class
✓ 正しい言い方
- Bifter烟cigarroタバコ담배
- Having a bifter抽根烟echar un cigarro一服する담배 피우는 중
- Bifter break烟歇descanso para fumarタバコ休憩담배 타임
✗ 間違った言い方
- Distinctly Scouse cigarette slang利物浦独有的香烟俚语Argot scouse específico para cigarrilloスカウス独特のタバコのスラング스카우스 특유의 담배 슬랭
よくある間違い
- Usually cigarette, sometimes cannabis depending on context
起源と歴史
Origin uncertain, but it's one of many regional cigarette slang terms. Liverpool has a rich vocabulary of its own, and 'bifter' is distinctly Scouse. May be related to 'bifta' in other dialects.
語源: Unknown, possibly onomatopoeic
初出: 20th century Liverpool
文化的背景
Era: 20th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Working class origins
Pop culture: Scouse culture
Regional notes: Liverpool-specific cigarette term.
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