am-dramn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈamˌdram/, U.S.

/ˈæmˌdræm/

Forms: 1900s– amdram, 1900s– am dram, 1900s– am-dram, 1900s– AmDram.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: amateur dramatic adj.; amateur dramatics n.

Etymology: Probably partly shortened < amateur dramatic adj., and partly shortened < amateur dramatics n.Compare the following much earlier example of Amdrams as the name of an amateur society of mummers:1886 Dart & Midland Figaro 5 Feb. 6/1 The ‘Amdrams,’ as it is familiarly called, is an old and respected body of amateur mummers [etc.]

British. Sometimes mildly depreciative.

A. n.

Dramatic entertainment produced by non-professional companies or groups; the genre of non-professional theatre, esp. as performed by local drama societies; = amateur dramatics n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatic performance > by amateurs

amateur theatricals1808

amateur dramatics1858

am-dram1984

1984 Guardian 17 Aug. 11/2 Am dram: a synonym for everything that is gauche and old fashioned, over-made-up and under-rehearsed in the theatre world.

1986 Guardian 26 Sept. 18/5 Where would Amdram be without Mr Simon and his bitter sweet comedies?

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Apr. a41/2 There is..a clear danger of setting back the clock to the bad old days of am dram in the classroom, with teacher as director and the child as stooge.

2010 P. Daniels Class Actor xxxiv. 233 For a professional actor, there's nothing worse on this planet than am-dram.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of non-professional theatre, esp. as performed by local drama societies; = amateur dramatic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > other types

satyric1637

cup-and-saucer1881

slice of life1895

glued-up1906

compressionist1961

am-dram1985

1985 Financial Times 6 Apr. 16/5 They have an almost symbiotic attitude to their duping of Falstaff; their foul vowels are a front for am dram aspirations.

1995 Observer 19 Nov. (Review section) 18/7 What tragic intensity there was had already been sabotaged by a prolonged scene between a bolshie Scouse playwright and the amdram society in the village hall.

2000 Daily Tel. 4 May 29/4 They found walking sticks training sweet peas..and crutches languishing in am-dram props cupboards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	am-dram
释义	am-dramn.adj. Brit. /ˈamˌdram/, U.S. /ˈæmˌdræm/ Forms: 1900s– amdram, 1900s– am dram, 1900s– am-dram, 1900s– AmDram. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: amateur dramatic adj.; amateur dramatics n. Etymology: Probably partly shortened < amateur dramatic adj., and partly shortened < amateur dramatics n.Compare the following much earlier example of Amdrams as the name of an amateur society of mummers:1886 Dart & Midland Figaro 5 Feb. 6/1 The ‘Amdrams,’ as it is familiarly called, is an old and respected body of amateur mummers [etc.] British. Sometimes mildly depreciative. A. n. Dramatic entertainment produced by non-professional companies or groups; the genre of non-professional theatre, esp. as performed by local drama societies; = amateur dramatics n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatic performance > by amateurs amateur theatricals1808 amateur dramatics1858 am-dram1984 1984 Guardian 17 Aug. 11/2 Am dram: a synonym for everything that is gauche and old fashioned, over-made-up and under-rehearsed in the theatre world. 1986 Guardian 26 Sept. 18/5 Where would Amdram be without Mr Simon and his bitter sweet comedies? 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Apr. a41/2 There is..a clear danger of setting back the clock to the bad old days of am dram in the classroom, with teacher as director and the child as stooge. 2010 P. Daniels Class Actor xxxiv. 233 For a professional actor, there's nothing worse on this planet than am-dram. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of non-professional theatre, esp. as performed by local drama societies; = amateur dramatic adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > other types satyric1637 cup-and-saucer1881 slice of life1895 glued-up1906 compressionist1961 am-dram1985 1985 Financial Times 6 Apr. 16/5 They have an almost symbiotic attitude to their duping of Falstaff; their foul vowels are a front for am dram aspirations. 1995 Observer 19 Nov. (Review section) 18/7 What tragic intensity there was had already been sabotaged by a prolonged scene between a bolshie Scouse playwright and the amdram society in the village hall. 2000 Daily Tel. 4 May 29/4 They found walking sticks training sweet peas..and crutches languishing in am-dram props cupboards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1984
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