comeuppancen.

Brit.

/kʌmˈʌp(ə)ns/, U.S.

/(ˌ)kəˈməpəns/

Forms:

α. 1800s come-upence, 1800s come-uppunce, 1800s comeup'ans, 1800s–1900s come-up-ance, 1800s– come-uppance, 1900s– comeupance, 1900s– comeuppance, 1900s– comuppance.

β. English regional 1800s come-upping (Cornwall); U.S. regional 1800s come-uppings (plural), 1900s– come-uppins (plural).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: to come up at come v. Phrasal verbs 1, -ance suffix.

Etymology: < to come up at come v. Phrasal verbs 1 (compare to come up 6b at come v. Phrasal verbs 1) + -ance suffix.In U.S. regional β. forms with reanalysis of the ending as showing the plural of -ing suffix¹. An isolated apparent instance of the singular form in English regional use in Cornwall (see quot. 1880) perhaps shows an independent formation < -ing suffix¹. Compare also rare U.S. regional (Louisiana) comings (plural), in the same sense (compare to have it coming at come v. 12b(c)):1947 H. L. Ballowe Lawd 10 He gwineter git his comin's.

Originally chiefly U.S. regional.

A deserved punishment; one's just deserts. Chiefly in to get one's comeuppance.

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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > deserving (good or ill) > that which is deserved

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1859 Harper's Mag. Jan. 277/1 Dennis once got his ‘come-up-ance’.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 14/1 Come-upping, a flogging. ‘I'll gi' 'ee a sound come-upping.’

1884 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham viii. 366 Rogers is a rascal... But I guess he'll find he's got his come-uppance.

1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head xxi. 153 Well, I did get my come-uppings that time.

1923 ‘B. M. Bower’ Parowan Bonanza vi. 70 ‘An' that's where he got 'is come-uppance,’ he gloated.

1943 D. W. Brogan Eng. People i. 21 The roles of teacher and taught were suddenly reversed, to the delight of a world that saw the English at last get their come-uppance.

1957 G. B. Stern Seventy Times Seven 15 She's bound to get her come-uppance one day.

1963 Ann. Reg. 1962 40 Fleet Street, accustomed to pour scorn on..other industries, had its ‘comeuppance’ with the report of the Shawcross Commission.

2006 Marie Claire (U.K. ed.) Oct. 391/1 Any treacherous former friends or lovers are sure to get their comeuppance, even if it's not you dishing out the payback.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	comeuppance
释义	comeuppancen. Brit. /kʌmˈʌp(ə)ns/, U.S. /(ˌ)kəˈməpəns/ Forms: α. 1800s come-upence, 1800s come-uppunce, 1800s comeup'ans, 1800s–1900s come-up-ance, 1800s– come-uppance, 1900s– comeupance, 1900s– comeuppance, 1900s– comuppance. β. English regional 1800s come-upping (Cornwall); U.S. regional 1800s come-uppings (plural), 1900s– come-uppins (plural). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: to come up at come v. Phrasal verbs 1, -ance suffix. Etymology: < to come up at come v. Phrasal verbs 1 (compare to come up 6b at come v. Phrasal verbs 1) + -ance suffix.In U.S. regional β. forms with reanalysis of the ending as showing the plural of -ing suffix¹. An isolated apparent instance of the singular form in English regional use in Cornwall (see quot. 1880) perhaps shows an independent formation < -ing suffix¹. Compare also rare U.S. regional (Louisiana) comings (plural), in the same sense (compare to have it coming at come v. 12b(c)):1947 H. L. Ballowe Lawd 10 He gwineter git his comin's. Originally chiefly U.S. regional. A deserved punishment; one's just deserts. Chiefly in to get one's comeuppance. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > deserving (good or ill) > that which is deserved i-wurhtc888 addlingc1175 wrightc1175 meritc1230 desert1393 demerit1399 condignity1653 comeuppance1859 1859 Harper's Mag. Jan. 277/1 Dennis once got his ‘come-up-ance’. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 14/1 Come-upping, a flogging. ‘I'll gi' 'ee a sound come-upping.’ 1884 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham viii. 366 Rogers is a rascal... But I guess he'll find he's got his come-uppance. 1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head xxi. 153 Well, I did get my come-uppings that time. 1923 ‘B. M. Bower’ Parowan Bonanza vi. 70 ‘An' that's where he got 'is come-uppance,’ he gloated. 1943 D. W. Brogan Eng. People i. 21 The roles of teacher and taught were suddenly reversed, to the delight of a world that saw the English at last get their come-uppance. 1957 G. B. Stern Seventy Times Seven 15 She's bound to get her come-uppance one day. 1963 Ann. Reg. 1962 40 Fleet Street, accustomed to pour scorn on..other industries, had its ‘comeuppance’ with the report of the Shawcross Commission. 2006 Marie Claire (U.K. ed.) Oct. 391/1 Any treacherous former friends or lovers are sure to get their comeuppance, even if it's not you dishing out the payback. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1859
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