† chickalearyadj.n.

Forms: 1800s chickaleerie, 1800s chickle-a-leary, 1800s–1900s chickaleary.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, leery adj.²

Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps cheeky adj.) + leery adj.²If the first element is indeed cheeky adj., the forms (with medial -a-) show reduction of the final vowel in combination with the second element. N.E.D. (1889) gives the pronunciation as (tʃi·kălī^əri) /ˈtʃɪkəlɪərɪ/.

British slang (originally and chiefly London). Obsolete.

A. adj.

1. Originally and chiefly in the language of costermongers: aware, alert, savvy; cunning, crafty. Also occasionally: stylish or dapper in a way that suggests a savvy or cunning nature. The word was popularized by a celebrated song, The Chickaleary Cove by Ernée Clark, the exact publication date of which is not known, but which was advertised as on sale by the Era 29 Sept. 1867 ; it was made famous by the music hall performer Alfred Vance (1836–88), and its first verse constitutes quot. 1868. Cf. rorty adj. 1 for another word popularized by this song.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > astute

oldOE

witterc1100

pratc1175

smeighc1200

fellc1300

yap13..

far-castinga1387

parlousc1390

advisee?a1400

politic?a1439

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sharp1697

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wide1879

snide1883

varminty1907

crazy like (or as) a fox1935

1839 W. A. Miles Rep. in Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 114 He's a right down chap, a chickle-a-leary chap.

1868 All Year Round 25 Apr. 470/1 I'm a Chickaleerie bloke with my one, two, three, Whitechapel was the village I was born in, For to get me on the hop, or on my tibby drop, You must wake up very early in the morning.

1892 Punch 26 Nov. 252/2 With his thumb 'ooked orful hartful, and his chickaleary smile.

1893 Daily Tel. 6 Apr. 6/3 The barrowman..whose one aim and ambition it was to be ‘chickaleary’.

2. Characteristic or typical of Whitechapel, traditionally one of the poorer districts of the East End of London; unrefined, vulgar, disreputable. Cf. Whitechapel n. 5.Cf. quot. 1868 at sense A. 1 and note there.

ΚΠ

1868 All Year Round 25 Apr. 470/1 ‘Chickaleerie’, it appears, stands for Whitechapel.

1880 S. B. Hemyng Jack Harkaway Oxf. xx, in Boys of Eng. 20 Apr. 404/2 ‘How do I look?’..‘Whitechapel all over, sir.’..‘And I?’ asked the duke. ‘Reg'lar chickaleary cove, your grace.’

1901 A. M. Binstead More Gal's Gossip 149 In ‘a chickaleary tone’, as you put it, you greeted your host with, ‘What-ho! This is where I draws the line at goin' a-bird's-nestin!’

1915 Essex Newsman 16 Oct. 1/6 Parliamentary minds thought of Joe [i.e. Joseph Chamberlain] as a sort of ‘Chickaleary Bloke’ who would appear in the House with a red scarf round his neck, a cap with peak and flaps,..and a short well-coloured ‘clay’ in his mouth.

B. n.

A person who is aware, alert, or savvy; a crafty or cunning person, esp. (in the language of costermongers) a fellow costermonger. Also: an unrefined, vulgar, or disreputable person, esp. such a person from Whitechapel. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person

foxc1000

yepea1250

slies1297

wily-man1393

wilyc1400

sneck-drawer1402

piea1425

wily-piec1450

artificera1500

tod?a1513

Sim Subtlea1529

serpentinea1533

prata1542

wily beguile1550

wily-wat?1550

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scunge1824

sleeveen1834

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sneck-draw1886

rusée1889

slypuss1942

1869 Wrongful Heir vii, in Judy 10 Feb. 165/2 ‘Hollo! wot cove is this here?’ ‘A pal, new and rayther green, but a true chickaleary.’

1908 Daily Chron. 3 Aug. 4/4 It's the chickalearies and their donahs that are responsible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	chickaleary
释义	† chickalearyadj.n. Forms: 1800s chickaleerie, 1800s chickle-a-leary, 1800s–1900s chickaleary. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, leery adj.² Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps cheeky adj.) + leery adj.²If the first element is indeed cheeky adj., the forms (with medial -a-) show reduction of the final vowel in combination with the second element. N.E.D. (1889) gives the pronunciation as (tʃi·kălī^əri) /ˈtʃɪkəlɪərɪ/. British slang (originally and chiefly London). Obsolete. A. adj. 1. Originally and chiefly in the language of costermongers: aware, alert, savvy; cunning, crafty. Also occasionally: stylish or dapper in a way that suggests a savvy or cunning nature. The word was popularized by a celebrated song, The Chickaleary Cove by Ernée Clark, the exact publication date of which is not known, but which was advertised as on sale by the Era 29 Sept. 1867 ; it was made famous by the music hall performer Alfred Vance (1836–88), and its first verse constitutes quot. 1868. Cf. rorty adj. 1 for another word popularized by this song. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > astute oldOE witterc1100 pratc1175 smeighc1200 fellc1300 yap13.. far-castinga1387 parlousc1390 advisee?a1400 politic?a1439 astucec1550 political1577 astute1611 knowing1664 shrewda1684 sharp1697 leery1718 peery1721 fly1811 canny1816 flash1818 astucious1823 varmint1829 chickaleary1839 wide1879 snide1883 varminty1907 crazy like (or as) a fox1935 1839 W. A. Miles Rep. in Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 114 He's a right down chap, a chickle-a-leary chap. 1868 All Year Round 25 Apr. 470/1 I'm a Chickaleerie bloke with my one, two, three, Whitechapel was the village I was born in, For to get me on the hop, or on my tibby drop, You must wake up very early in the morning. 1892 Punch 26 Nov. 252/2 With his thumb 'ooked orful hartful, and his chickaleary smile. 1893 Daily Tel. 6 Apr. 6/3 The barrowman..whose one aim and ambition it was to be ‘chickaleary’. 2. Characteristic or typical of Whitechapel, traditionally one of the poorer districts of the East End of London; unrefined, vulgar, disreputable. Cf. Whitechapel n. 5.Cf. quot. 1868 at sense A. 1 and note there. ΚΠ 1868 All Year Round 25 Apr. 470/1 ‘Chickaleerie’, it appears, stands for Whitechapel. 1880 S. B. Hemyng Jack Harkaway Oxf. xx, in Boys of Eng. 20 Apr. 404/2 ‘How do I look?’..‘Whitechapel all over, sir.’..‘And I?’ asked the duke. ‘Reg'lar chickaleary cove, your grace.’ 1901 A. M. Binstead More Gal's Gossip 149 In ‘a chickaleary tone’, as you put it, you greeted your host with, ‘What-ho! This is where I draws the line at goin' a-bird's-nestin!’ 1915 Essex Newsman 16 Oct. 1/6 Parliamentary minds thought of Joe [i.e. Joseph Chamberlain] as a sort of ‘Chickaleary Bloke’ who would appear in the House with a red scarf round his neck, a cap with peak and flaps,..and a short well-coloured ‘clay’ in his mouth. B. n. A person who is aware, alert, or savvy; a crafty or cunning person, esp. (in the language of costermongers) a fellow costermonger. Also: an unrefined, vulgar, or disreputable person, esp. such a person from Whitechapel. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person foxc1000 yepea1250 slies1297 wily-man1393 wilyc1400 sneck-drawer1402 piea1425 wily-piec1450 artificera1500 tod?a1513 Sim Subtlea1529 serpentinea1533 prata1542 wily beguile1550 wily-wat?1550 elfa1556 dog fox1609 saccularian1652 sly-cap1681 sly-boots1699 craftsmaster1717 scunge1824 sleeveen1834 chickaleary1869 sneck-draw1886 rusée1889 slypuss1942 1869 Wrongful Heir vii, in Judy 10 Feb. 165/2 ‘Hollo! wot cove is this here?’ ‘A pal, new and rayther green, but a true chickaleary.’ 1908 Daily Chron. 3 Aug. 4/4 It's the chickalearies and their donahs that are responsible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1839
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