hillbilly(n.)
“山区阿巴拉契亚人”,最早见于1892年,来自 hill(山丘)+ Billy/Billie,是 William(威廉)的昵称或爱称。关于一种美国民间音乐的称呼,最早见于1924年。
I would hate to see some old railroad man come here and take my job, and then, I don't think it is right to hire some Hill Billy and give him the same right as I just because he was hired the same time I was. [The Railroad Trainmen's Journal, vol. ix, July 1892]
“我不想看到一些老铁路工人来这里抢我的工作,而且,我认为雇佣一些山地佬,仅仅因为他和我同时被雇佣,就给他和我同样的权利是不对的。”[《铁路工人杂志》,第九卷,1892年7月]
In short, a Hill-Billie is a free and untrammelled white citizen of Alabama, who lives in the hills, has no means to speak of, dresses as he can, talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it, and fires of his revolver as the fancy takes him. [New York Journal, April 23, 1900]
简而言之,山地佬是指阿拉巴马州的一个自由而不受束缚的白人公民,他住在山里,没有什么财产,穿着随意,说话随心所欲,喝到威士忌时就喝,随心所欲地开枪。[《纽约日报》,1900年4月23日]
在斯科特的边境民谣集中, billie 是一个常用的称呼或亲密的词语,“同志,伙伴,战友”,“表达感情和熟悉的词语”,也是“兄弟; 女人的追求者”,通常是“年轻人”[詹姆逊,第二版]。据说这是 bully(恋人)的变体,也是“好家伙”的旧义。
该词起源时间:1892年