have-nothingn.

Brit.

/ˈhavnʌθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhævˌnəθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: have v., nothing pron. and n.

Etymology: < have v. + nothing pron. and n.

colloquial.

A person who has nothing; an impoverished or destitute person. Usually in plural. Cf. have-not n., have-something n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > very poor person

armeOE

goodlessa1350

pauper1516

bankrupt?1563

gnaw-bone1607

gnaw-crust1611

have-nothing1755

bone-grubber1817

bone-picker1825

lack-all1850

destitute1863

stiff1899

down and out1901

down-and-outer1906

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. ii. iii. 122 There are only two families in the world, as my grannam was wont to observe, the have-somethings and the have-nothings [Sp. el tener y el no tener].

1820 H. Matthews Diary of Invalid 328 The contest between the have-somethings and the have-nothings..ended, as usual in such contests, in a complete revolution of the government.

1910 W. Seymour Ups & Downs of Wandering Life xxix. 306 The safety-valve has often been opened by the ‘have-somethings’ when they feel that the ‘have-nothings’ are boiling over.

2011 A. C. Samli Infrastructuring Pref. p. vii As haves become have-mores, have-nots are becoming have-nothings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	have-nothing
释义	have-nothingn. Brit. /ˈhavnʌθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhævˌnəθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: have v., nothing pron. and n. Etymology: < have v. + nothing pron. and n. colloquial. A person who has nothing; an impoverished or destitute person. Usually in plural. Cf. have-not n., have-something n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > very poor person armeOE goodlessa1350 pauper1516 bankrupt?1563 gnaw-bone1607 gnaw-crust1611 have-nothing1755 bone-grubber1817 bone-picker1825 lack-all1850 destitute1863 stiff1899 down and out1901 down-and-outer1906 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. ii. iii. 122 There are only two families in the world, as my grannam was wont to observe, the have-somethings and the have-nothings [Sp. el tener y el no tener]. 1820 H. Matthews Diary of Invalid 328 The contest between the have-somethings and the have-nothings..ended, as usual in such contests, in a complete revolution of the government. 1910 W. Seymour Ups & Downs of Wandering Life xxix. 306 The safety-valve has often been opened by the ‘have-somethings’ when they feel that the ‘have-nothings’ are boiling over. 2011 A. C. Samli Infrastructuring Pref. p. vii As haves become have-mores, have-nots are becoming have-nothings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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