hondlev.

Brit.

/ˈhɒndl/, U.S.

/ˈhɑnd(ə)l/

Forms: 1900s– handel, 1900s– handle, 1900s– hondel, 1900s– hondle.

Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish handlen.

Etymology: < Yiddish handlen to haggle, bargain, to trade < Middle High German handeln handle v.¹The semantic development of the Yiddish verb reflects that of German handeln handle v.¹, which is attested in the senses ‘to trade’ and ‘to haggle, bargain’ from the 15th cent. and the first half of the 16th cent. respectively. Compare handel v.

U.S. colloquial.

intransitive. In Jewish usage: to haggle, bargain. Also transitive with direct speech as object. Cf. handel v.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)]

bargain1525

hucka1529

hucker1548

dodge1568

blockc1570

pelt1579

hack1587

haggle1589

to beat the bargain1591

to beat the market1591

huckster1593

niffera1598

badger1600

scotch1601

palter1611

cheapen1620

higgle1633

tig-tag1643

huckle1644

chaffer1693

chaffer1725

dicker1797

niffer1815

Jew1825

hacker1833

banter1835

higgle-haggle1841

hondle1921

wheel and deal1961

1921 J. Anthony Gang 156 Mr. Lerner, I don't want to handel with you.

1951 S. Ornitz Bride of Sabbath v. 74 The Rebbe wasn't the man to ‘handle’ or haggle.

1978 Cue 29 Apr. 11/1 In the best traditions of the marketplace, some establishments expect a customer to negotiate—or, as Yiddish has it, ‘hondel’—for the best price.

1997 J. Heller Princess Charming (1998) ii. 30 ‘It's only six dollars, and you don't have to pay until you've seen how it comes out,’ he hondled.

2001 S. D. Salinger White Darkness (2003) 14 Eli Rosen & Son, a store..that used to attract people who appreciated quality and had the means to pay for it, even if they sometimes liked to hondle over price.

Derivatives

ˈhondling n.

ΚΠ

1965 Esquire Jan. 10/1 The Bazaar went back to happy handeling.

2010 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 May (City Critic section) 4 When it comes to settling, he added, ‘It's like hondling at a flea market with these guys.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hondle
释义	hondlev. Brit. /ˈhɒndl/, U.S. /ˈhɑnd(ə)l/ Forms: 1900s– handel, 1900s– handle, 1900s– hondel, 1900s– hondle. Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish handlen. Etymology: < Yiddish handlen to haggle, bargain, to trade < Middle High German handeln handle v.¹The semantic development of the Yiddish verb reflects that of German handeln handle v.¹, which is attested in the senses ‘to trade’ and ‘to haggle, bargain’ from the 15th cent. and the first half of the 16th cent. respectively. Compare handel v. U.S. colloquial. intransitive. In Jewish usage: to haggle, bargain. Also transitive with direct speech as object. Cf. handel v. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)] bargain1525 hucka1529 hucker1548 dodge1568 blockc1570 pelt1579 hack1587 haggle1589 to beat the bargain1591 to beat the market1591 huckster1593 niffera1598 badger1600 scotch1601 palter1611 cheapen1620 higgle1633 tig-tag1643 huckle1644 chaffer1693 chaffer1725 dicker1797 niffer1815 Jew1825 hacker1833 banter1835 higgle-haggle1841 hondle1921 wheel and deal1961 1921 J. Anthony Gang 156 Mr. Lerner, I don't want to handel with you. 1951 S. Ornitz Bride of Sabbath v. 74 The Rebbe wasn't the man to ‘handle’ or haggle. 1978 Cue 29 Apr. 11/1 In the best traditions of the marketplace, some establishments expect a customer to negotiate—or, as Yiddish has it, ‘hondel’—for the best price. 1997 J. Heller Princess Charming (1998) ii. 30 ‘It's only six dollars, and you don't have to pay until you've seen how it comes out,’ he hondled. 2001 S. D. Salinger White Darkness (2003) 14 Eli Rosen & Son, a store..that used to attract people who appreciated quality and had the means to pay for it, even if they sometimes liked to hondle over price. Derivatives ˈhondling n. ΚΠ 1965 Esquire Jan. 10/1 The Bazaar went back to happy handeling. 2010 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 May (City Critic section) 4 When it comes to settling, he added, ‘It's like hondling at a flea market with these guys.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1921
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