have-somethingn.

Brit.

/ˈhavsʌmθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhævˌsəmθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: have v., something n.

Etymology: < have v. + something n.

colloquial.

A person who has some possessions, money, etc.; a reasonably well-off person. Usually in plural. Cf. have n. 2, have-nothing n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > well-off person or people

subsidy man1591

subsidy citizen1607

well-to-passer1654

well to pass1695

havea1739

have-something1755

best off1824

well off1828

well-to-do1829

better-to-do1860

kulak1877

better off1895

have-got1897

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].

1842 E. Miall in Nonconformist 1 280 All the have-somethings would be earnest to impart knowledge.

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.

2010 K. Ross Gendered Media v. 146 The have-nots continue in their disadvantaged state and the have-somethings might get a little something extra.

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

单词	have-something
释义	have-somethingn. Brit. /ˈhavsʌmθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhævˌsəmθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: have v., something n. Etymology: < have v. + something n. colloquial. A person who has some possessions, money, etc.; a reasonably well-off person. Usually in plural. Cf. have n. 2, have-nothing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > well-off person or people subsidy man1591 subsidy citizen1607 well-to-passer1654 well to pass1695 havea1739 have-something1755 best off1824 well off1828 well-to-do1829 better-to-do1860 kulak1877 better off1895 have-got1897 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]. 1842 E. Miall in Nonconformist 1 280 All the have-somethings would be earnest to impart knowledge. 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. 2010 K. Ross Gendered Media v. 146 The have-nots continue in their disadvantaged state and the have-somethings might get a little something extra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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