hoolien.

Brit.

/ˈhuːli/, U.S.

/ˈhuli/, Scottish English

/ˈhulɪ/

Forms: 1900s– hooley, 1900s– hoolie.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English hoolan , -y suffix⁶; hooley n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Orkney Scots hoolan strong gale (see below), with alteration of the ending (see -y suffix⁶); or perhaps the same word as hooley n.Orkney Scots hoolan is < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic ýlun (Icelandic ýlan ), Faroese ýlan , all in sense ‘howling, wailing’ < the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic ýla to howl (ultimately of imitative origin; compare howl v.) + the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic -un, suffix forming nouns.

Originally Scottish.

to blow a hoolie: to be very windy. Cf. blow v.¹ 1a.

ΚΠ

1979 R. Burton Sailing Great Races 144 If it was going to ‘blow a hooley’ it was good news for Knox-Johnston in Great Britain II.

1992 Los Angeles Times 27 Dec. a 33/3 Nine times out of 10, it's blowing a hoolie out there with high winds and seas.

2004 A. Greig In Another Light (2005) 48 Blowing a hoolie out—Force Ten maybe.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	hoolie
释义	hoolien. Brit. /ˈhuːli/, U.S. /ˈhuli/, Scottish English /ˈhulɪ/ Forms: 1900s– hooley, 1900s– hoolie. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English hoolan , -y suffix⁶; hooley n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Orkney Scots hoolan strong gale (see below), with alteration of the ending (see -y suffix⁶); or perhaps the same word as hooley n.Orkney Scots hoolan is < the unattested Norn reflex of the early Scandinavian word represented by Old Icelandic ýlun (Icelandic ýlan ), Faroese ýlan , all in sense ‘howling, wailing’ < the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic ýla to howl (ultimately of imitative origin; compare howl v.) + the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic -un, suffix forming nouns. Originally Scottish. to blow a hoolie: to be very windy. Cf. blow v.¹ 1a. ΚΠ 1979 R. Burton Sailing Great Races 144 If it was going to ‘blow a hooley’ it was good news for Knox-Johnston in Great Britain II. 1992 Los Angeles Times 27 Dec. a 33/3 Nine times out of 10, it's blowing a hoolie out there with high winds and seas. 2004 A. Greig In Another Light (2005) 48 Blowing a hoolie out—Force Ten maybe. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1979
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