Ginsun.

Brit.

/ˈɡɪnsuː/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪnsu/

Forms: 1900s– Ginsu, 1900s– Ginzu. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Apparently an arbitrary formation.

Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation designed to look and sound as if it were Japanese, thus evoking associations with the high quality of traditional Japanese blades.The choice of syllables may have been inspired by Japanese ginsu small silver coin (now only in historical contexts; < gin silver + su small piece), although this seems unlikely for semantic reasons.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. In full Ginsu knife. A brand of knife promoted for its durable extra-sharp blade.

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1978 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 30 July 22/3 (advt.) Ginsu knife set... Imagine! The Ginsu is so sharp it can cut through a tin can, and then cut a tomato smoothly and cleanly.

1985 Seminole Tribune 17 June 5 But wait - there's more, as they say in the Ginsu knife commercials.

2003 A. Greenwald Nothing feels Good i. ii. 20 A sentiment that would have seemed sanitized in other throats cuts through the song like a Ginsu through a tin can.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Something which is efficient at dissecting an argument, cutting through complications, etc.

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1987 Washington Post 21 June 242/4 Kennedy Fraser..dissects the great..with flawless precision. She must have bought one of those Ginsu knives, so deftly does she carve up her subjects.

1996 Web Developer Nov. 53 (advt.) I often think of Photoshop as the Ginsu knife of graphics.

2010 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. Young women didn't invent ‘intersectionality’, and it really annoys me when they wave it around like some kind of slice-and-dice Ginsu knife whenever an older feminist tries to talk about women.

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

单词	ginsu
释义	Ginsun. Brit. /ˈɡɪnsuː/, U.S. /ˈɡɪnsu/ Forms: 1900s– Ginsu, 1900s– Ginzu. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Apparently an arbitrary formation. Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation designed to look and sound as if it were Japanese, thus evoking associations with the high quality of traditional Japanese blades.The choice of syllables may have been inspired by Japanese ginsu small silver coin (now only in historical contexts; < gin silver + su small piece), although this seems unlikely for semantic reasons. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. In full Ginsu knife. A brand of knife promoted for its durable extra-sharp blade. ΚΠ 1978 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 30 July 22/3 (advt.) Ginsu knife set... Imagine! The Ginsu is so sharp it can cut through a tin can, and then cut a tomato smoothly and cleanly. 1985 Seminole Tribune 17 June 5 But wait - there's more, as they say in the Ginsu knife commercials. 2003 A. Greenwald Nothing feels Good i. ii. 20 A sentiment that would have seemed sanitized in other throats cuts through the song like a Ginsu through a tin can. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Something which is efficient at dissecting an argument, cutting through complications, etc. ΚΠ 1987 Washington Post 21 June 242/4 Kennedy Fraser..dissects the great..with flawless precision. She must have bought one of those Ginsu knives, so deftly does she carve up her subjects. 1996 Web Developer Nov. 53 (advt.) I often think of Photoshop as the Ginsu knife of graphics. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. Young women didn't invent ‘intersectionality’, and it really annoys me when they wave it around like some kind of slice-and-dice Ginsu knife whenever an older feminist tries to talk about women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1978
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