chossn.

Brit.

/tʃɒs/, U.S.

/tʃɔs/,

/tʃɑs/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: chaos n.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of chaos n.

colloquial.

1. humorous. = chaos n. Usually in state of choss. Now somewhat dated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] > chaos

havoc1480

chaos?1533

tohu-bohu1619

Tophet1837

carnage1848

choss1937

1937 M. Mitchell Let. 20 Oct. in Gone with the Wind Lett. (1986) 173 The excellent word our family used to denote the condition of our house when painters, paperers and upholsterers were ravaging it—‘choss’. We have been in a state of choss for some time, and the smell of newly painted woodwork was so bad that it gave both of us colds and bronchial coughs.

1968 D. Wallace Ashbury People xviii. 221 One's for ever in a state of choss or chassis and I hate it.

1983 New Society 63 384/2 The sitting room of the flat is always neat and tidy when visitors call, yet the invariable greeting is: ‘I'm sorry that the place is in such a state of choss.’

2. Rock Climbing and Mountaineering. Friable, crumbly, or loose rock, typically considered unsafe or unpleasant to climb. Cf. chossy adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > terrain

mauvais pas1816

nose1934

wind-slab1936

letterbox1951

choss1963

traverse line1966

1963 A. Greenbank Instr. Rock Climbing vi. 71 The first climb..up broken, vegetation-clad rocks simply used to lead the climber to one hard pitch, and then get him off by another section of ‘choss’.

1975 Sc. Mountaineering Club Jrnl. No. 166. 329 ‘If that's typical of the Taurus Mountains it seems a long way to go to climb a heap of choss’ he muttered.

2014 L. B. Crompton Adrenaline Crush ii. 16 My stomach plummets and I quickly examine the surrounding rock face for other signs of choss.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	choss
释义	chossn. Brit. /tʃɒs/, U.S. /tʃɔs/, /tʃɑs/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: chaos n. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of chaos n. colloquial. 1. humorous. = chaos n. Usually in state of choss. Now somewhat dated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] > chaos havoc1480 chaos?1533 tohu-bohu1619 Tophet1837 carnage1848 choss1937 1937 M. Mitchell Let. 20 Oct. in Gone with the Wind Lett. (1986) 173 The excellent word our family used to denote the condition of our house when painters, paperers and upholsterers were ravaging it—‘choss’. We have been in a state of choss for some time, and the smell of newly painted woodwork was so bad that it gave both of us colds and bronchial coughs. 1968 D. Wallace Ashbury People xviii. 221 One's for ever in a state of choss or chassis and I hate it. 1983 New Society 63 384/2 The sitting room of the flat is always neat and tidy when visitors call, yet the invariable greeting is: ‘I'm sorry that the place is in such a state of choss.’ 2. Rock Climbing and Mountaineering. Friable, crumbly, or loose rock, typically considered unsafe or unpleasant to climb. Cf. chossy adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > terrain mauvais pas1816 nose1934 wind-slab1936 letterbox1951 choss1963 traverse line1966 1963 A. Greenbank Instr. Rock Climbing vi. 71 The first climb..up broken, vegetation-clad rocks simply used to lead the climber to one hard pitch, and then get him off by another section of ‘choss’. 1975 Sc. Mountaineering Club Jrnl. No. 166. 329 ‘If that's typical of the Taurus Mountains it seems a long way to go to climb a heap of choss’ he muttered. 2014 L. B. Crompton Adrenaline Crush ii. 16 My stomach plummets and I quickly examine the surrounding rock face for other signs of choss. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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