hatchet jobn.

Brit.

/ˈhatʃɪt dʒɒb/, U.S.

/ˈhætʃət ˌdʒɑb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hatchet n., job n.²

Etymology: < hatchet n. + job n.² Compare earlier hatchet work n.

Originally U.S.

1. U.S. A murder carried out with a hatchet (in quot. 1925 by a type of hired Chinese assassin; see hatchet man n. 2). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > man-killing or homicide > murder or assassination > [noun]

murderingeOE

murderOE

banec1175

morth gamec1275

morth spellc1275

slaughterc1325

murdermenta1400

murderdom1514

massacre1589

remove1592

assassinate1596

assassinment1602

assassination1610

assassinacy1611

assassinaya1641

removal1655

murderation1715

murdrum1767

thugdom1839

aliicide1868

hatchet job1925

liquidation1925

rubout1927

murder one1966

neutralization1971

1925 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 23 Sept. 1/4 A hatchet and a cleaver were found near the body... Hysterical Chinese explained to police that ‘hatchet job’ is for vengeance.

1940 Freeport (Illinois) Jrnl.-Standard 21 May 9/8 (heading) Negro admits 13-year-old hatchet ‘job’ at St. Louis.

2. A piece of strong written or verbal criticism of someone or something; a fierce written or verbal attack on a person or thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > attack on reputation

impeachment1569

assassination1647

assassinate1657

character assassination1822

hatchet job1940

1940 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 17 Oct. 6/3 If..the President after the election returns the New Dealers to their former places of power, their first hatchet job may well be done on Henderson.

1959 Guardian 13 Oct. 7/4 One critic..was the meanest son of a bitch that ever lived. His criticism was a hatchet job on every book.

1983 Listener 27 Oct. 29/1 His book would not have become a bestseller..were it not a hatchet-job on Henry Kissinger.

1998 High Country News 3 Aug. 7/3 You could have referred your readers to the original hatchet job in the Washington Post.

2012 Sight & Sound Apr. 60/2 No one would want or expect a hatchet job on a figure whose contribution to cinema is predominantly positive.

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

单词	hatchet job
释义	hatchet jobn. Brit. /ˈhatʃɪt dʒɒb/, U.S. /ˈhætʃət ˌdʒɑb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hatchet n., job n.² Etymology: < hatchet n. + job n.² Compare earlier hatchet work n. Originally U.S. 1. U.S. A murder carried out with a hatchet (in quot. 1925 by a type of hired Chinese assassin; see hatchet man n. 2). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > man-killing or homicide > murder or assassination > [noun] murderingeOE murderOE banec1175 morth gamec1275 morth spellc1275 slaughterc1325 murdermenta1400 murderdom1514 massacre1589 remove1592 assassinate1596 assassinment1602 assassination1610 assassinacy1611 assassinaya1641 removal1655 murderation1715 murdrum1767 thugdom1839 aliicide1868 hatchet job1925 liquidation1925 rubout1927 murder one1966 neutralization1971 1925 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 23 Sept. 1/4 A hatchet and a cleaver were found near the body... Hysterical Chinese explained to police that ‘hatchet job’ is for vengeance. 1940 Freeport (Illinois) Jrnl.-Standard 21 May 9/8 (heading) Negro admits 13-year-old hatchet ‘job’ at St. Louis. 2. A piece of strong written or verbal criticism of someone or something; a fierce written or verbal attack on a person or thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > attack on reputation impeachment1569 assassination1647 assassinate1657 character assassination1822 hatchet job1940 1940 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 17 Oct. 6/3 If..the President after the election returns the New Dealers to their former places of power, their first hatchet job may well be done on Henderson. 1959 Guardian 13 Oct. 7/4 One critic..was the meanest son of a bitch that ever lived. His criticism was a hatchet job on every book. 1983 Listener 27 Oct. 29/1 His book would not have become a bestseller..were it not a hatchet-job on Henry Kissinger. 1998 High Country News 3 Aug. 7/3 You could have referred your readers to the original hatchet job in the Washington Post. 2012 Sight & Sound Apr. 60/2 No one would want or expect a hatchet job on a figure whose contribution to cinema is predominantly positive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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