philopena
/fil-uh-pee-nuh/US // ˌfɪl əˈpi nə //
幽兰花,幽会,幽门螺杆菌,幽兰
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- : the thing shared.
- : the forfeit paid.
Examples
I owe him a philopena, and that would have been a splendid way to pay it.
O, pouted Luella, I dont suppose that meant anything either, for I caught him in a philopena on the way home that day.
This afternoon Aunt and I hunted all over town for philopena presents.
There were once a Prince and a Princess who, when quite young, ate a philopena together.
They often thought of the philopena they had eaten together, and wondered if they should know each other when they met.
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