maginnisn.

Brit.

/məˈɡɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/məˈɡɪnəs/, Australian English

/məˈɡɪnəs/

Forms: 1900s– Maginnis, 1900s– McGinness, 1900s– McGinnis, 1900s– McGuiness. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; S. J. Baker ( Austral. Lang. (1966) 126) suggests a possible derivation from the name of a wrestler called McGinnis.

Australian slang (disused).

A (wrestling) hold from which escape is difficult. Frequently figurative; esp. in to put (also clap) the maginnis on: to immobilize; to pressurize or coerce. Also in crooked maginnis.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > strong position

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maginnis1869

1869 Freeman's Jrnl. (Sydney) 30 Jan. 10/4 The villain applied the ‘maginnis’ after the approved fashion of garotters, and with such effect as to render his victim nearly insensible.

1871 Argus (Melbourne) 6 Apr. 5/5 When he [sc. Frazier] once ‘puts the maginnis’ on any unfortunate individual, i.e. garottes him, the victim is effectively disabled for a time.

1901 Truth (Sydney) 6 Oct. 6/4 And if I see a drunken man I soon gets on his trail; I claps McGinness on to him And hugs him off to jail.

1904 Truth (Sydney) 13 Nov. 3/3 He was followed by the two accused, one of whom (the colored man) ‘put the McGuiness on’ witness.

1905 J. Furphy Rigby's Romance (1946) 67 I could see my way to Agnes in a more manly, off-hand way than depending on the sort of crooked maginnis I had on her.

1912 J. Bradshaw Highway Robbery under Arms (ed. 3) 27 The chump may tumble that we played the trick, and put Maginnis on us.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 46 McGinnis on, put the, to render an opponent hors-de-combat, to put on the pressure.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	maginnis
释义	maginnisn. Brit. /məˈɡɪnᵻs/, U.S. /məˈɡɪnəs/, Australian English /məˈɡɪnəs/ Forms: 1900s– Maginnis, 1900s– McGinness, 1900s– McGinnis, 1900s– McGuiness. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; S. J. Baker ( Austral. Lang. (1966) 126) suggests a possible derivation from the name of a wrestler called McGinnis. Australian slang (disused). A (wrestling) hold from which escape is difficult. Frequently figurative; esp. in to put (also clap) the maginnis on: to immobilize; to pressurize or coerce. Also in crooked maginnis. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > strong position strength1713 maginnis1869 1869 Freeman's Jrnl. (Sydney) 30 Jan. 10/4 The villain applied the ‘maginnis’ after the approved fashion of garotters, and with such effect as to render his victim nearly insensible. 1871 Argus (Melbourne) 6 Apr. 5/5 When he [sc. Frazier] once ‘puts the maginnis’ on any unfortunate individual, i.e. garottes him, the victim is effectively disabled for a time. 1901 Truth (Sydney) 6 Oct. 6/4 And if I see a drunken man I soon gets on his trail; I claps McGinness on to him And hugs him off to jail. 1904 Truth (Sydney) 13 Nov. 3/3 He was followed by the two accused, one of whom (the colored man) ‘put the McGuiness on’ witness. 1905 J. Furphy Rigby's Romance (1946) 67 I could see my way to Agnes in a more manly, off-hand way than depending on the sort of crooked maginnis I had on her. 1912 J. Bradshaw Highway Robbery under Arms (ed. 3) 27 The chump may tumble that we played the trick, and put Maginnis on us. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 46 McGinnis on, put the, to render an opponent hors-de-combat, to put on the pressure. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1869
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