meacockn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːkɒk/, U.S.

/ˈmiˌkɑk/

Forms: 1500s maycock, 1500s maycocke, 1500s mecock, 1500s mecocke, 1500s meicocke, 1500s meycocke, 1500s–1600s meacocke, 1500s– meacock.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown; perhaps < an unrecorded pet form of the female forename Maud with hypocoristic suffix -cock (see discussion at cock n.¹ and int.), or perhaps connected with mayock n. (for variation between the reflexes of Middle English ā and open ē compare peacock n.), although there is apparently no semantic connection with the bird (but perhaps see quot. 1575 at sense A.).Compare also the surname Maycock (also Meacock, Mycock), attested from the 13th cent. and probably < a pet form of the male forename Maheu.

Now archaic.

A. n.

An effeminate person; a coward; a weakling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly

milksopc1390

meacock1526

sissy1879

softie1895

Jessie1923

pantywaist1935

candy-ass1953

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man

badlingeOE

milksopc1390

cockneyc1405

malkina1425

molla1425

weakling1526

tenderling1541

softling1543

niceling1549

woman-man1567

cocknel1570

effeminate1583

androgyne1587

meacock1590

mammaday1593

hermaphrodite1594

midwife1596

nimfadoro1600

night-sneaker1611

mock-mana1625

nan1670

she-man1675

petit maître1711

old woman1717

master-miss1754

Miss Molly1754

molly1785

squaw1805

mollycoddle1823

Miss Nancy1824

mollycot1826

molly mop1829

poof1833

Margery?c1855

ladyboy1857

girl1862

Mary Ann1868

sissy1879

milk1881

pretty-boy1881

nancy1888

poofter1889

Nancy Dawson1890

softie1895

puff1902

pussy1904

Lizzie1905

nance1910

quean1910

maricon1921

pie-face1922

bitch1923

Jessie1923

lily1923

tapette1923

pansy1926

nancy boy1927

nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

queerie1933

palone1934

queenie1935

girlie-man1940

swish1941

puss1942

wonk1945

mother1947

candy-ass1953

twink1953

cream puff1958

pronk1959

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

pansy-ass1963

weeny1963

poofteroo1966

mo1968

shim1973

twinkie1977

woofter1977

cake boy1992

hermaphrodite-

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Sviii He shuld be no cowarde, no maycocke, ne fearfull persone that dare no thyng enterprise.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 528/2 [The bishop] rebuked the Maior and his brethren, for mecockes and dastardes.

1575 R. B. Apius & Virginia sig. Bi As stout as a Stockefish, as meeke as a mecocke.

1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 39 Shee found fault with him, because he was a meacocke and a milkesoppe.

1640 H. Glapthorne Hollander ii. sig. Di They are like my husband, meere meacocks verily.

1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 141 For my part I will no more be such a Meacock, To deal with the plumes of a Hide-Park Peacock.

1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives V. lxxxviii. 137 Most sublime ass!—Oh for a bib and barley sugar, with the label Meacock pinned before and behind!

1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde iii. ii A bookish nursling of the monks—a meacock!

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 202 Ay, meacock. Who will woo you?

†B. adj. (attributive).

Effeminate; cowardly; weak. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate

manlessa1529

unmanly1534

meacock1587

unmanful1729

sissy1879

unvirile1884

sissyish1889

candy-ass1953

candy-assed1953

nelly1960

1587 T. Churchyard Worthines of Wales sig. E3 Yonder effeminate and meycocke people.

1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 59 Let vs giue onset on that meacocke Nation.

1639 G. Daniel Vervicensis 176 Shall..Warwicke keepe The strength of Callice? meacocke King, you sleepe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	meacock
释义	meacockn.adj. Brit. /ˈmiːkɒk/, U.S. /ˈmiˌkɑk/ Forms: 1500s maycock, 1500s maycocke, 1500s mecock, 1500s mecocke, 1500s meicocke, 1500s meycocke, 1500s–1600s meacocke, 1500s– meacock. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown; perhaps < an unrecorded pet form of the female forename Maud with hypocoristic suffix -cock (see discussion at cock n.¹ and int.), or perhaps connected with mayock n. (for variation between the reflexes of Middle English ā and open ē compare peacock n.), although there is apparently no semantic connection with the bird (but perhaps see quot. 1575 at sense A.).Compare also the surname Maycock (also Meacock, Mycock), attested from the 13th cent. and probably < a pet form of the male forename Maheu. Now archaic. A. n. An effeminate person; a coward; a weakling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly milksopc1390 meacock1526 sissy1879 softie1895 Jessie1923 pantywaist1935 candy-ass1953 the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man badlingeOE milksopc1390 cockneyc1405 malkina1425 molla1425 weakling1526 tenderling1541 softling1543 niceling1549 woman-man1567 cocknel1570 effeminate1583 androgyne1587 meacock1590 mammaday1593 hermaphrodite1594 midwife1596 nimfadoro1600 night-sneaker1611 mock-mana1625 nan1670 she-man1675 petit maître1711 old woman1717 master-miss1754 Miss Molly1754 molly1785 squaw1805 mollycoddle1823 Miss Nancy1824 mollycot1826 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 ladyboy1857 girl1862 Mary Ann1868 sissy1879 milk1881 pretty-boy1881 nancy1888 poofter1889 Nancy Dawson1890 softie1895 puff1902 pussy1904 Lizzie1905 nance1910 quean1910 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 lily1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 queerie1933 palone1934 queenie1935 girlie-man1940 swish1941 puss1942 wonk1945 mother1947 candy-ass1953 twink1953 cream puff1958 pronk1959 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 pansy-ass1963 weeny1963 poofteroo1966 mo1968 shim1973 twinkie1977 woofter1977 cake boy1992 hermaphrodite- 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Sviii He shuld be no cowarde, no maycocke, ne fearfull persone that dare no thyng enterprise. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 528/2 [The bishop] rebuked the Maior and his brethren, for mecockes and dastardes. 1575 R. B. Apius & Virginia sig. Bi As stout as a Stockefish, as meeke as a mecocke. 1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 39 Shee found fault with him, because he was a meacocke and a milkesoppe. 1640 H. Glapthorne Hollander ii. sig. Di They are like my husband, meere meacocks verily. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 141 For my part I will no more be such a Meacock, To deal with the plumes of a Hide-Park Peacock. 1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives V. lxxxviii. 137 Most sublime ass!—Oh for a bib and barley sugar, with the label Meacock pinned before and behind! 1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde iii. ii A bookish nursling of the monks—a meacock! 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 202 Ay, meacock. Who will woo you? †B. adj. (attributive). Effeminate; cowardly; weak. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > unmanly or effeminate manlessa1529 unmanly1534 meacock1587 unmanful1729 sissy1879 unvirile1884 sissyish1889 candy-ass1953 candy-assed1953 nelly1960 1587 T. Churchyard Worthines of Wales sig. E3 Yonder effeminate and meycocke people. 1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 59 Let vs giue onset on that meacocke Nation. 1639 G. Daniel Vervicensis 176 Shall..Warwicke keepe The strength of Callice? meacocke King, you sleepe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1526
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