keener
keener [slightly pejorative[ an ambitious person. I first heard it in the Canadian navy and was used to comment on a person who worked harder than the rest of us at polishing, etc. his uniform. e.g. "You spent six hours polishing those boots! What are you, a keener or something?" Somebody...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39022 |
| Summary: | keener [slightly pejorative[ an ambitious person. I first heard it in the Canadian navy and was used to comment on a person who worked harder than the rest of us at polishing, etc. his uniform. e.g. "You spent six hours polishing those boots! What are you, a keener or something?" Somebody out to get "browning points" [= brownie WK] JH 12/73 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 10 Aug 2015 |
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