piffy on a rock bun
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A person ignored or sidelined from an activity
— I hate your work parties: you always talk shop with your mates and leave me sat like piffy on a rock bun.
词源
Age and etymology are uncertain; it existed in the 1930s and possibly derives from a music hall catchphrase. Some commentators (e.g. World Wide Words) suggest that piffy may have originally been patience, and the rock bun was simply a type of cake.
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