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单词 huff-snuff
释义

huff-snuffn.adj.

Etymology: < huff v. + snuff n.1, in the sense ‘offence, resentment’; but largely suggested by the rhyming of the two words, as in reduplicated formations: see huff v.
Obsolete.
a. A conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offence; a braggart, hector.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [noun] > person
jettera1400
flirdom?a1500
facerc1500
termagant1508
rutterkina1529
bellomy1535
bystour1535
roister1549
swash1549
rush-buckler1551
roisterkin1553
swashbuckler1560
dash-buckler1567
swinge-buckler?1577
whiffler1581
huff-snuff1582
swish-swash1582
fixnet1583
swag1588
swasher?1589
kill-cow1590
roister-doister1592
dagger1597
flaunting Fabian1598
tisty-tosty1598
huff-cap1600
swaggerer1600
burgullian1601
huff-muff1602
tear-cat1606
blusterer1609
wag-feather1611
wind-cutter1611
bilbo-lorda1625
tearer1633
cacafuegoa1640
bravado1643
Hector1655
scaramouch1662
swashado1663
huffer1664
bluster-mastera1670
Drawcansir1672
bully huff1673
huff1674
belswagger1680
valienton1681
blunderbuss1685
Draw can bully1698
bouncer1764
Bobadil1771
bounce1819
pistol1828
sacripant1829
hufty1847
bucko1883
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. T. More in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 99 A loftye Thrasonical huf snuffe: In gate al on typstau's stalcking.
1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 10 Seeing such a terrible huffe snuffe swearing with his dagger in his hande.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Risentito,..a huffe snuffe, one that will soone take pepper in the nose.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Ferré Mangeur de charrettes ferrées, a terrible huffsnuffe, scarre-crow, braggadochio.
1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. ii. 12 Part of the Heavens, which the Philosophers call via lactea, and the Huffsnuffs, St. James his way.
b. attributive or adj. Arrogant, hectoring, vapouring.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [adjective]
termagant1546
roisterly1555
swashing1556
puffing1566
roisting1567
cocking1568
braving1579
huffling1582
kill-cow1589
roister-doistering1593
roister-doisterly1593
hufty-tufty1596
swaggering1596
huff-cap1597
sword-and-buckler1598
huffing1602
pyrgopolinizing1605
bold-beatinga1616
swash1635
swaga1640
blustering1652
bravashing1652
hectoring1664
hectorly1676
huffy1677
huff-snuff1693
swashbuckling1693
flustering1698
blustery1739
huffish1755
bravading1812
topping1815
Bobadilish1832
Bobadilian1837
fanfaronading1837
bucko1883
swashbucklering1884
swaggery1886
blokeish1920
blokey1938
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xlii. 349 The huff, snuff, honder-sponder, swash-buckling High Germans.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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