Dalekn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdɑːlɛk/,

/ˈdɑːlɪk/, U.S.

/ˈdɑlᵻk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: An arbitrary formation.

Etymology: An arbitrary formation.The Daleks were created by Terry Nation and designed by Raymond Cusick; they were introduced in the second story of the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, broadcast 1963–4 (compare quots. 1963¹ and 1963² at sense A. and 1963¹ and 1963² at sense B.), and have subsequently appeared many times in various associated media and merchandising. Although Nation claimed in a 1964 interview to have taken the name of the Daleks from the range of entries Dal–Lek given on the spine of a volume of an encyclopedia, he later stated that both this explanation and the name itself were invented.

Chiefly British.

A. n.

In the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who: a member of a race of aggressive alien mutants in mobile armoured casings. Frequently in extended, allusive, or similative use.The Daleks are characterized by their distinctive ‘pepperpot’ shape, harsh robotic voices, gliding movements over flat surfaces, and their inability to climb stairs. They lack emotions other than hate and are driven by a desire to exterminate all other life forms.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature

big-endian1726

Sleeping Beauty1729

little-endian1749

small-endian1819

panjandrum1825

shock-headed Peter1848

flopsy bunny1909

Pollyanna1921

Tarzan1921

hobbit1937

orc1937

superman1938

Moomin1950

Dalek1963

1963 T. Nation Story Outline Dr. Who..learns that the people of the underground city are the Daleks. The descendents of the survivors of a Neutron war two thousand years before.

1963 T. Nation Survivors in Doctor Who (transcribed from TV programme) Over five hundred years ago there were two races on this planet. We, the Daleks, and the Thals.

1965 Times 23 Feb. 1/7 The milk floats..carry their drivers with tyre-hissing ease, or roll obediently before or behind them like domesticated Daleks.

1966 Guardian 15 Oct. 4/4 Dykes..said..that Mr Healey was the ‘Dalek of defence, pointing a metal finger at the armed forces and saying “We will eliminate you”.’

1976 C. Dexter Last seen Wearing xxxiv. 235 Morse switched on..the blue roof-flasher, and wailing like a dalek in distress the car swept past.

1986 New Scientist 17 Apr. 56/2 The robots will never replace human guards entirely. Like Daleks, they have trouble with stairs.

1992 BBC Wildlife Jan. 5/2 ‘Wheely bins’—those menacing lidded daleks that line the pavement once a week.

2006 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Jan. 8 A former head of the national police agency with the rhetorical delivery and ruthlessness of a dalek.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to a Dalek or Daleks; (in extended use) resembling or reminiscent of a Dalek or its movement, speech, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [adjective] > specific character

big-endian1726

Sleeping Beauty1729

little-endian1828

Mickey Mouse1930

Sherlock Holmesian1958

Sherlockian1959

Dalek1963

Pooterish1963

Moomin-like1965

hobbitish1966

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

1963 T. Nation Dead Planet in Doctor Who (TV script) 46 Advance with Dalek arm down corridor.

1963 T. Nation Survivors in Doctor Who (transcribed from TV programme) After the neutronic war, our Dalek forefathers retired into the city, protected by our machines.

1965 Financial Times 24 Dec. 7/5 The ghost [sc. in a production of Hamlet]..now..walks rather unsteadily on two legs instead of rolling uncannily with a Dalek gait.

1975 New Scientist 15 May 401/1 They grate out the dreaded Dalek war cry ‘Exterminate! Exterminate!’

a1985 D. R. Oakley-Hill Englishman in Albania (2002) vi. 209 In a present of concrete and cynicism.., facing a future perhaps of dalek dictatorship.

2005 J. Maitland Vote for..Who? iv. 61 He was trying to deal with those embarrassing TV pictures of him as a teenager addressing the Conservative Party conference: bad hair, Dalek voice, zits, etc.

Derivatives

ˈDalek-like adj. and adv.

ΚΠ

1966 Disc & Music Echo 27 Aug. 7/2 Enormous Dalek-like cameras slide silently back and forth.

1979 Financial Times 12 Nov. 15/5 A reasonably human-sounding voice, which, although it is a little Dalek-like, is quite easy to understand.

1988 New Society 18 Mar. 36/3 At all the appropriate places I would say, dalek-like, ‘How do you feel about that?’

1997 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 10 Mar. 3 On top is a white fibreglass Dalek-like dome—a miniature rooftop observatory.

2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 23 Wired skirts..pool around the dancers' feet, letting them glide dalek-like across the floor.

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

单词	dalek
释义	Dalekn.adj. Brit. /ˈdɑːlɛk/, /ˈdɑːlɪk/, U.S. /ˈdɑlᵻk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: An arbitrary formation. Etymology: An arbitrary formation.The Daleks were created by Terry Nation and designed by Raymond Cusick; they were introduced in the second story of the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, broadcast 1963–4 (compare quots. 1963¹ and 1963² at sense A. and 1963¹ and 1963² at sense B.), and have subsequently appeared many times in various associated media and merchandising. Although Nation claimed in a 1964 interview to have taken the name of the Daleks from the range of entries Dal–Lek given on the spine of a volume of an encyclopedia, he later stated that both this explanation and the name itself were invented. Chiefly British. A. n. In the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who: a member of a race of aggressive alien mutants in mobile armoured casings. Frequently in extended, allusive, or similative use.The Daleks are characterized by their distinctive ‘pepperpot’ shape, harsh robotic voices, gliding movements over flat surfaces, and their inability to climb stairs. They lack emotions other than hate and are driven by a desire to exterminate all other life forms. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1749 small-endian1819 panjandrum1825 shock-headed Peter1848 flopsy bunny1909 Pollyanna1921 Tarzan1921 hobbit1937 orc1937 superman1938 Moomin1950 Dalek1963 1963 T. Nation Story Outline Dr. Who..learns that the people of the underground city are the Daleks. The descendents of the survivors of a Neutron war two thousand years before. 1963 T. Nation Survivors in Doctor Who (transcribed from TV programme) Over five hundred years ago there were two races on this planet. We, the Daleks, and the Thals. 1965 Times 23 Feb. 1/7 The milk floats..carry their drivers with tyre-hissing ease, or roll obediently before or behind them like domesticated Daleks. 1966 Guardian 15 Oct. 4/4 Dykes..said..that Mr Healey was the ‘Dalek of defence, pointing a metal finger at the armed forces and saying “We will eliminate you”.’ 1976 C. Dexter Last seen Wearing xxxiv. 235 Morse switched on..the blue roof-flasher, and wailing like a dalek in distress the car swept past. 1986 New Scientist 17 Apr. 56/2 The robots will never replace human guards entirely. Like Daleks, they have trouble with stairs. 1992 BBC Wildlife Jan. 5/2 ‘Wheely bins’—those menacing lidded daleks that line the pavement once a week. 2006 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Jan. 8 A former head of the national police agency with the rhetorical delivery and ruthlessness of a dalek. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to a Dalek or Daleks; (in extended use) resembling or reminiscent of a Dalek or its movement, speech, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [adjective] > specific character big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1828 Mickey Mouse1930 Sherlock Holmesian1958 Sherlockian1959 Dalek1963 Pooterish1963 Moomin-like1965 hobbitish1966 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 1963 T. Nation Dead Planet in Doctor Who (TV script) 46 Advance with Dalek arm down corridor. 1963 T. Nation Survivors in Doctor Who (transcribed from TV programme) After the neutronic war, our Dalek forefathers retired into the city, protected by our machines. 1965 Financial Times 24 Dec. 7/5 The ghost [sc. in a production of Hamlet]..now..walks rather unsteadily on two legs instead of rolling uncannily with a Dalek gait. 1975 New Scientist 15 May 401/1 They grate out the dreaded Dalek war cry ‘Exterminate! Exterminate!’ a1985 D. R. Oakley-Hill Englishman in Albania (2002) vi. 209 In a present of concrete and cynicism.., facing a future perhaps of dalek dictatorship. 2005 J. Maitland Vote for..Who? iv. 61 He was trying to deal with those embarrassing TV pictures of him as a teenager addressing the Conservative Party conference: bad hair, Dalek voice, zits, etc. Derivatives ˈDalek-like adj. and adv. ΚΠ 1966 Disc & Music Echo 27 Aug. 7/2 Enormous Dalek-like cameras slide silently back and forth. 1979 Financial Times 12 Nov. 15/5 A reasonably human-sounding voice, which, although it is a little Dalek-like, is quite easy to understand. 1988 New Society 18 Mar. 36/3 At all the appropriate places I would say, dalek-like, ‘How do you feel about that?’ 1997 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 10 Mar. 3 On top is a white fibreglass Dalek-like dome—a miniature rooftop observatory. 2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 23 Wired skirts..pool around the dancers' feet, letting them glide dalek-like across the floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1963
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