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单词 hanky
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hankyn.1

Brit. /ˈhaŋki/, U.S. /ˈhæŋki/
Forms: also handky, hankie.
Etymology: Shortened < handkerchief n.: see -y suffix6.
colloquial.
= handkerchief n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief
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mocket1537
wiper1587
nose-cloth1589
pocket handkerchief1645
handcloth1676
mouchoira1685
pocket-clotha1704
wipe1708
volet1789
kerchief1814
snotter1823
lachrymatory1825
nose-rag1840
nose-wiper1840
sweat-rag1843
lachrymary1854
sneezer1857
stook1859
snottinger1864
snot-rag1888
hanky1895
penwiper1902
paper handkerchief1907
nose-wipe1919
snitch-rag1940
paper hankie1959
1895 J. Davidson Earl Lavender iv. 73 They..sighed, and looked up, and the schoolmaster's wife used her handky.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 17 Dec. 8/2 Lovely ladies' hankies in dainty lawn.
1924 E. Marsh tr. La Fontaine Fables 52 Every occurrence was referred to her; Whether one lost a hanky or a lover.
1939 Amer. Speech 14 316 A hankie to accessorize a costume.
a1953 D. Thomas Under Milk Wood (1954) 52 Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard belches in a teeny hanky and chases the sunlight with a flywhisk.
1967 N. Freeling Strike Out 133 Janine was snuffling in a silly little hanky.

Draft additions September 2018

hanky code n. (originally and chiefly among gay men) a code whereby a handkerchief, bandana, etc., is worn to indicate the wearer's wish to find a partner for a particular sexual activity or role, as indicated by the item's colour, pattern, and position (typically a back trouser pocket).
ΚΠ
1975 Advocate 19 Dec. 28/1 (advt.) Discreet signals..a new way to make contact! Revolutionizes cruising—takes the hanky code out of your pocket. Handkerchief design stickers for your Freeway cruising: car bumper. Ski Slope cruising [etc.].
1982 R. R. Linden in R. R. Linden et al. Against Sadomasochism Introd. 3 Lesbian sadomasochists have modelled their ‘hanky code’ on the system used by gay men.
1993 Utne Reader Jan. 137/1 The hanky code is..only situationally effective. The colored hanky that suggests a certain sexual proclivity in an urban cruising bar may just mean ‘This is what I use to wipe the sweat off my forehead’ in a rural town.
2014 R. Coles Fathomless Riches v. 62 We were not like our immediate gay predecessors, with their moustaches and leather caps and hanky codes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hankyn.2

Etymology: Shortened < hanky-panky n.
rare.
= hanky-panky n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun]
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fakenOE
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fobbinga1627
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renardism1661
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take-in1772
tripotage1779
trickery1801
ruse1807
dupery1816
nailing1819
pawkery1820
hanky-panky1841
hokey-pokey1847
suck-in1856
phenakisma1863
skulduggery1867
sharp practice1869
dodginess1871
jiggery-pokery1893
flim-flammery1898
runaround1915
hanky1924
to give the go-around1925
Scandiknavery1927
the twist1933
hype1955
mamaguy1971
1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. iv. 157 On our floor, with Michael outside the door, one would know there couldn't be any hanky.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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