crook and nanny

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Определение crook and nanny в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Average person or people

We can also start a story with the name of someone who has star quality, a person whose name is widely known—in almost every nook and cranny, by almost every crook and nanny.

A very small place; mistaken form of nook and cranny

There was sand in every crook and nanny, from truck to keel. As the emerging seamen ran out of expletives so the Kalahari may have run out of sand.

Расстановка переносов

crook and nan·ny

Турецкое произношение

krûk ınd näni

Синонимы

average joe, john doe, tom, dick or harry

Произношение

/ˈkro͝ok ənd ˈnanē/ /ˈkrʊk ənd ˈnæniː/

Этимология

() By spoonerism from nook and cranny, and by association with the more common words crook and nanny.