Crimblen.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪmbl/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪmb(ə)l/

Forms: 1900s– Chrimble, 1900s– Crimble. Also with lower-case initial.

Etymology: Christmas n.¹Humorous alteration of Christmas n.¹, perhaps reflecting childish speech. Compare earlier Crimbo n.In quot. 1963 taken humorously as a surname.

British slang.

Christmas. Cf. Crimbo n.

ΚΠ

1963 J. Lennon in Beatles Fan Club Recording in New Musical Express 6 Dec. 10/2 Garry Crimble to you, Garry Crimble to you, Garry Bable, Dear Christmas, Happy Birthday, me too!

1987 Just Seventeen 16 Dec. 6/2 Stevie's determined to have a well-wacky Crimble do.

1994 Sun Zoom Spark Dec. 22/3 Couldn't we just shut him in the attic and let him out for 12 days around Crimble along with the baubles and tinsel.

2002 Observer 6 Jan. (Business section) 7/8 As..only 300 digital radio sets were in the shops this Crimble, the company's performance on the stock market shouldn't really be a surprise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

crimblev.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪmbl/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪmb(ə)l/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: -le suffix 3.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Apparently a frequentative formation in -le suffix 3, but the base is unclear. Perhaps compare creem v. 3 and forms at that entry (and compare also Eng. Dial. Dict. at creem v.¹ 4, 5), but the localization is very different. Derivation < an ablaut variant of the Germanic base of crumb adj. and cramp n.¹ has been suggested (see etymological note at cramp n.¹).

English regional. (Chiefly north-western).

intransitive. (a) To shrink, cringe; to shrink back; to avoid being observed. (b) To go back on an undertaking. crimble in the poke: to act in a cowardly fashion; = sense (b).

ΚΠ

1757 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 6) Gloss. Crimble ith' Poke, is to run back of a Bargain, to be cowardly.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Crimble, to creep about privily, to sneak, to wind along unperceived.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Crimble, to sneak out of an engagement.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Crimble, intr. to cringe, to lift and draw together the shoulders..to avoid certain places, pick one's way.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crimble
释义	Crimblen. Brit. /ˈkrɪmbl/, U.S. /ˈkrɪmb(ə)l/ Forms: 1900s– Chrimble, 1900s– Crimble. Also with lower-case initial. Etymology: Christmas n.¹Humorous alteration of Christmas n.¹, perhaps reflecting childish speech. Compare earlier Crimbo n.In quot. 1963 taken humorously as a surname. British slang. Christmas. Cf. Crimbo n. ΚΠ 1963 J. Lennon in Beatles Fan Club Recording in New Musical Express 6 Dec. 10/2 Garry Crimble to you, Garry Crimble to you, Garry Bable, Dear Christmas, Happy Birthday, me too! 1987 Just Seventeen 16 Dec. 6/2 Stevie's determined to have a well-wacky Crimble do. 1994 Sun Zoom Spark Dec. 22/3 Couldn't we just shut him in the attic and let him out for 12 days around Crimble along with the baubles and tinsel. 2002 Observer 6 Jan. (Business section) 7/8 As..only 300 digital radio sets were in the shops this Crimble, the company's performance on the stock market shouldn't really be a surprise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). crimblev. Brit. /ˈkrɪmbl/, U.S. /ˈkrɪmb(ə)l/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: -le suffix 3. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Apparently a frequentative formation in -le suffix 3, but the base is unclear. Perhaps compare creem v. 3 and forms at that entry (and compare also Eng. Dial. Dict. at creem v.¹ 4, 5), but the localization is very different. Derivation < an ablaut variant of the Germanic base of crumb adj. and cramp n.¹ has been suggested (see etymological note at cramp n.¹). English regional. (Chiefly north-western). intransitive. (a) To shrink, cringe; to shrink back; to avoid being observed. (b) To go back on an undertaking. crimble in the poke: to act in a cowardly fashion; = sense (b). ΚΠ 1757 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 6) Gloss. Crimble ith' Poke, is to run back of a Bargain, to be cowardly. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Crimble, to creep about privily, to sneak, to wind along unperceived. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Crimble, to sneak out of an engagement. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Crimble, intr. to cringe, to lift and draw together the shoulders..to avoid certain places, pick one's way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963v.1757
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