Menckenianadj.

Brit.

/mɛŋˈkiːnɪən/,

/mɛŋˈkɛnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmɛnˈkɛniən/,

/ˌmɛŋˈkɛniən/,

/mɛŋˈkiniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mencken , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Henry Louis Mencken (1880–1956), U.S. journalist, literary critic, and commentator on American English + -ian suffix.

Of or characteristic of Mencken, his writings, or his style.

ΚΠ

1919 C. C. Baldwin Men who make Novels xv. 97 Mr. Rex Beach did not set out in life to become a writer of such fiction as is consumed (in Menckenian phrase) hurriedly, in mammoth gulps, by ‘fat women and flappers’.

1924 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 11 135 It is a racy tale told with Menckenian verve and gusto.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 242 [ Time's] editorial mannerism is infused with the cock-sure smartness so typical of Menckenian cynicism.

1994 Amer. Spectator Sept. 59/1 No earlier biography of Mencken is nearly as informative. At the same time, it is almost never equal to the challenge of its materials, even when the issue at hand is Menckenian humor.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menckenian
释义	Menckenianadj. Brit. /mɛŋˈkiːnɪən/, /mɛŋˈkɛnɪən/, U.S. /ˌmɛnˈkɛniən/, /ˌmɛŋˈkɛniən/, /mɛŋˈkiniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mencken , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Henry Louis Mencken (1880–1956), U.S. journalist, literary critic, and commentator on American English + -ian suffix. Of or characteristic of Mencken, his writings, or his style. ΚΠ 1919 C. C. Baldwin Men who make Novels xv. 97 Mr. Rex Beach did not set out in life to become a writer of such fiction as is consumed (in Menckenian phrase) hurriedly, in mammoth gulps, by ‘fat women and flappers’. 1924 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 11 135 It is a racy tale told with Menckenian verve and gusto. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 242 [ Time's] editorial mannerism is infused with the cock-sure smartness so typical of Menckenian cynicism. 1994 Amer. Spectator Sept. 59/1 No earlier biography of Mencken is nearly as informative. At the same time, it is almost never equal to the challenge of its materials, even when the issue at hand is Menckenian humor. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1919
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