Meaning of horse's doovers | Babel Free

Definitions

hors d'oeuvres

Australia, UK, humorous, plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“None of us is likely to stray so far from the correct pronunciation as the legendary new-rich oil millionaire who demanded “horses′ doovers”...”

“On a couple of our little occasional tables - we′ve got three - they′ve got horse′s doovers set out. Things on cracker biscuits.”

“1982, George MacDonald Fraser, 1993, HarperCollins, page 290, “How! We eat now, together. Horse′s doovers and large snow puddings that make the tongue dead. Joll-ee good!””

“...everyone throws their hats in the air and shouts “hoorah!” and then it′s all over bar the drinks and horses′ doovers and findin′ your own hat.”

“As we were all sampling the horse′s doovers, one of the guests, evidently thirsting for a deep philosophical discussion, asked me for my views on the meaning of life.”

“2009, Glenn Ickler, A Deadly Vineyard, StirlingHouse Publisher, Pennsylvania, page 109, “ […] He wants us there by 6:30 for cocktails and, as he said it, horse′s doovers.””

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