unlaxとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

unlax (三人称単数 現在形 unlaxes, 現在分詞 unlaxing, 過去形および過去分詞形 unlaxed)

1. (intransitive, colloquial) To relax.
   • 1926, Amos 'n' Andy

     Episode or segment titled "Check and double check (Don't hold your breath, unlax)." (ref. "Black Radio: Telling it Like it Was", Indiana University Archive, Collector's No. BROS0429, Shelf No. cass 1696; http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=VAC0316 retrieved 2017-02-09)

   • 2003, Alice Denham, My Darling from the Lions (page 164)

     Inside the dollhouse they unlaxed and had a drink.

   • 2010, Harrison Lee Rodebaugh, Gently Into The Night (page 60)

     “Unlax, Doc. Remember when Phil was having that squirrel problem with his cedar siding? The little bastards ate a couple of holes in his eaves and built a nest in his attic. I'm just going to ask him if he still has that problem, Sam.”

   • 2015, Brian Cook, Hands Across The Sea (page 190)

     There's one neighborhood tavern where the regulars and irregulars go after a hard day to unlax and rewind, throw back a few, and just hang out - you know the one.