Franken-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable, e.g. Frankenfood Brit.

/ˈfraŋkᵻnfuːd/, U.S.

/ˈfræŋkənˌfud/.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Frankenstein n.

Etymology: < Franken- (in Frankenstein n.).With Frankenfood compare slightly earlier Frankenstein food n. at Frankenstein n. Additions.

colloquial (chiefly depreciative).

Forming nouns with the sense ‘genetically modified ——’; (also occasionally) ‘—— relating to genetic modification’. Esp. in Frankenfood; cf. Frankenstein food n. at Frankenstein n. Additions.

ΚΠ

1992 P. Lewis in N.Y. Times 16 June a24/5 Ever since Mary Shelley's baron rolled his improved human out of the lab, scientists have been bringing just such good things to life. If they want to sell us Frankenfood, perhaps it's time to gather the villagers, light some torches and head to the castle.

1992 Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 5 Nov. h1/3 You can use the ‘Franken-’ prefix on anything: ‘Frankenfruit’, say.

1998 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Oct. 46/2 Protesters [in Europe] have destroyed dozens of field trials of the very same ‘frankenplants’ (as they are sometimes called) that we Americans are already serving for dinner.

1999 New Scientist 6 Nov. 12/1 Activists decked out as genetically engineered monsters took to the streets of New York and Washington DC on Halloween to protest against what they call ‘Frankenscience’.

2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 15 May 10/3 Producers of ‘frankenfoods’, or genetically modified grub, have ducked a potential crackdown.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	franken-
释义	Franken-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable, e.g. Frankenfood Brit. /ˈfraŋkᵻnfuːd/, U.S. /ˈfræŋkənˌfud/. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Frankenstein n. Etymology: < Franken- (in Frankenstein n.).With Frankenfood compare slightly earlier Frankenstein food n. at Frankenstein n. Additions. colloquial (chiefly depreciative). Forming nouns with the sense ‘genetically modified ——’; (also occasionally) ‘—— relating to genetic modification’. Esp. in Frankenfood; cf. Frankenstein food n. at Frankenstein n. Additions. ΚΠ 1992 P. Lewis in N.Y. Times 16 June a24/5 Ever since Mary Shelley's baron rolled his improved human out of the lab, scientists have been bringing just such good things to life. If they want to sell us Frankenfood, perhaps it's time to gather the villagers, light some torches and head to the castle. 1992 Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 5 Nov. h1/3 You can use the ‘Franken-’ prefix on anything: ‘Frankenfruit’, say. 1998 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Oct. 46/2 Protesters [in Europe] have destroyed dozens of field trials of the very same ‘frankenplants’ (as they are sometimes called) that we Americans are already serving for dinner. 1999 New Scientist 6 Nov. 12/1 Activists decked out as genetically engineered monsters took to the streets of New York and Washington DC on Halloween to protest against what they call ‘Frankenscience’. 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 15 May 10/3 Producers of ‘frankenfoods’, or genetically modified grub, have ducked a potential crackdown. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1992
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