chewyn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃuːi/, U.S.

/ˈtʃui/, Australian English

/ˈtʃuːi/

Forms: 1900s– chewey, 1900s– chewie, 1900s– chewy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chewing-gum n. at chewing n. Compounds, -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < chew- (in chewing-gum n. at chewing n. Compounds) + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial (originally and chiefly Australian).

Chewing gum; a piece of chewing gum.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > chewing- or bubble-gum

gum1842

chewing-gum1850

gum ball1855

Tutti Frutti1885

chicle1889

bubblegum1911

spearmint1920

chewy1921

chutty1941

chuggy1994

spoggy1999

1921 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 16 Oct. 4/7 [He] went over to Mazo's lolly-shop to get some chewy for his girl.

1969 W. Dick Naked Prodigal 239 ‘Have a chewie, Kenny,’ he said, passing me one.

2011 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 7 Jan. 22 Things [are] being over-packaged. I buy sugar-free chewing gum... After you..open the box, there are the sticks of chewy, all individually wrapped.

Phrases

Australian. chewy on your boot and variants: (originally in the context of Australian League Football) used as a call to discourage or distract a player in a rival team, esp. one attempting to kick for goal. Also used more widely, to deride a person or organization deemed to be performing poorly, or to wish someone bad luck.Quot. 1948 shows earlier currency of the humorous notion that chewing gum stuck to a sportsperson's boot, here that of a losing jockey, could hinder his or her performance.

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1948 Sport (Adelaide) 23 Nov. 1 It looked as if Horry Hendry had chewy on his boot last Saturday and it got stuck to the [racecourse] rails.]

1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) xvii. 370 Hope you have chewie on your boot! used to express a wish that a football player kicking for goal misses.

1978 Canberra Times 14 June 24 Then..we will be uprooted..and..returned to the Wanniassa High, where I should have been in the first place! ‘Chewy on your boot’ to the ACT Schools Authority.

2006 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 5 May 40 He can't be blamed for being completely thrown by the sight of the opposition coach..yelling ‘Chewy on your boot’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

chewyadj.

/ˈtʃ(j)uːi/

Etymology: < chew n. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

Suitable for or requiring chewing. Also transferred.

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the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > chewable

masticable1801

chewable1846

gnawable1885

chewy1925

1925 Golden Book Mag. Nov. 66 (advt.) It was made for those who prefer firm and ‘chew-y’ chocolates.

1957 E. W. Barnes High Room iv. 76 Though just as addicted to sentimentality as our fathers before the first World War, we prefer that commodity with a more brittle coating, or of a chewier texture than that of Sheldon's story.

1969 N. W. Pirie Food Resources vii. 168 So fabricate a ‘chewy’ texture in their product.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	chewy
释义	chewyn. Brit. /ˈtʃuːi/, U.S. /ˈtʃui/, Australian English /ˈtʃuːi/ Forms: 1900s– chewey, 1900s– chewie, 1900s– chewy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chewing-gum n. at chewing n. Compounds, -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < chew- (in chewing-gum n. at chewing n. Compounds) + -y suffix⁶. colloquial (originally and chiefly Australian). Chewing gum; a piece of chewing gum. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > chewing- or bubble-gum gum1842 chewing-gum1850 gum ball1855 Tutti Frutti1885 chicle1889 bubblegum1911 spearmint1920 chewy1921 chutty1941 chuggy1994 spoggy1999 1921 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 16 Oct. 4/7 [He] went over to Mazo's lolly-shop to get some chewy for his girl. 1969 W. Dick Naked Prodigal 239 ‘Have a chewie, Kenny,’ he said, passing me one. 2011 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 7 Jan. 22 Things [are] being over-packaged. I buy sugar-free chewing gum... After you..open the box, there are the sticks of chewy, all individually wrapped. Phrases Australian. chewy on your boot and variants: (originally in the context of Australian League Football) used as a call to discourage or distract a player in a rival team, esp. one attempting to kick for goal. Also used more widely, to deride a person or organization deemed to be performing poorly, or to wish someone bad luck.Quot. 1948 shows earlier currency of the humorous notion that chewing gum stuck to a sportsperson's boot, here that of a losing jockey, could hinder his or her performance. ΚΠ 1948 Sport (Adelaide) 23 Nov. 1 It looked as if Horry Hendry had chewy on his boot last Saturday and it got stuck to the [racecourse] rails.] 1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) xvii. 370 Hope you have chewie on your boot! used to express a wish that a football player kicking for goal misses. 1978 Canberra Times 14 June 24 Then..we will be uprooted..and..returned to the Wanniassa High, where I should have been in the first place! ‘Chewy on your boot’ to the ACT Schools Authority. 2006 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 5 May 40 He can't be blamed for being completely thrown by the sight of the opposition coach..yelling ‘Chewy on your boot’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chewyadj. /ˈtʃ(j)uːi/ Etymology: < chew n. + -y suffix¹. colloquial. Suitable for or requiring chewing. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > chewable masticable1801 chewable1846 gnawable1885 chewy1925 1925 Golden Book Mag. Nov. 66 (advt.) It was made for those who prefer firm and ‘chew-y’ chocolates. 1957 E. W. Barnes High Room iv. 76 Though just as addicted to sentimentality as our fathers before the first World War, we prefer that commodity with a more brittle coating, or of a chewier texture than that of Sheldon's story. 1969 N. W. Pirie Food Resources vii. 168 So fabricate a ‘chewy’ texture in their product. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1921adj.1925
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