methon.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɛθəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛθoʊ/, Australian English

/ˈmeθoʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈmeθʌu/

Forms: 1900s– metho, 1900s– metho. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: methylated spirits n. at methylated adj. 1, -o suffix.

Etymology: < meth- (in methylated spirits n. at methylated adj. 1) + -o suffix. Compare meths n.Compare the rare parallel formation metha /ˈmɛθə/, in sense 1 (shortened < methylated spirits n. at methylated adj. 1), attested only in New Zealand:1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Nor Years Condemn 152 Two of them [sc. workers at a hydro camp] were drinking methylated spirits, which they called ‘metha’... ‘I knew a joker went blind drinking that metha.’1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Nor Years Condemn 190 They drink a lot of metha, don't they? Great names they've got for it—Phar Lap, and Johnny Gee, and White Light.

Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

1. Methylated spirits, esp. as an alcoholic drink. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > methylated spirit drink

pink-eye1900

jake1926

red biddy1926

metho1933

White Lady1935

biddy1940

the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > alcohols > [noun] > alcohol compounds or mixtures > methylated spirit

methylated spirits1855

finish1875

industrial alcohol1880

methylated1912

meth1933

metho1933

meths1935

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Oct. 10/2 A metho. drinker—a regular visitor—came into the pharmacy the other day.

1935 K. Tennant Tiburon ii. 23 The two metho-drinkers were escorted out firmly.

1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xvii. 153 The straight-out metho drinkers and city crooks.

1965 D. Ireland Chantic Bird i. 11 When he had to get a glass eye..he put his real eye in a bottle with some metho.

1973 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 18 Mar. 25/5 The oldtimer who'd tried to smuggle it through, by carrying it nonchalantly in his hand, surrendered it sadly. When it comes to metho spotting, Envoy Smith has the nose of a connoisseur.

1984 B. Dixon Searching for Aboriginal Langs. 176 Old Jimmy Taylor had gone a bit in the mind, from drinking too much beer and metho.

1998 N. Earls Bachelor Kisses (1999) xlii. 348 He emerges again, with a bottle of metho, most of which he tips over the doona cover.

2. A person who is addicted to drinking methylated spirits; = meths-drinker n. at meths n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker > one addicted to specific drink

wino1915

smoke-hound1932

metho1933

pink-eye1945

rubby-dub1945

rubby1950

plonko1963

meths-drinker1968

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Nov. 11/1 A John Hop who has helped to deal with many ‘methos.’ tells me not a few prefer petrol.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 166 Addicts of these noxious drinks are known as meths, methos, [and] metho artists.

1947 N.Z. Observer 7 May 11 Dealing with the ‘Methos’... Commander Campion knows just about every ‘metho’ and no-good in Auckland.

1973 Brisbane City Mission Sept. 17/2 The methos... When a man takes to drinking methylated spirits, you know..that he has no thought for betterment of his lot.

1986 E. Crane I can do no Other 99 The ‘methos’, the drinkers of methylated spirits, were considered the lowest of the low.

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

Methoadj.n.²

Brit.

/ˈmɛθəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛθoʊ/, Australian English

/ˈmeθoʊ/

Inflections: Plural Methos, Methoes.

Forms: 1900s– Metho, 1900s– Metho. (with point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: methodist adj.

Etymology: Shortened < methodist adj.

Australian colloquial.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to the Methodist Church. rare.

ΚΠ

1940 Rutherford Rumblings (33rd New Eng. Regiment) 17 May 1 Why did the 41st pinch our Metho. padre?

B. n.²

A member of the Methodist Church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Methodism > [noun] > person

Maccabee1647

methodist1732

swaddler1747

Methody1753

Bible-bigot1766

Bible-moth1789

exemplarist1794

Metho1941

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang Metho, a Methodist.

1961 P. White Riders in Chariot viii. 232 Only the civil servants are Roman Catholics here... Arch and me are Methoes, except we don't go; life is too short.

1965 J. O'Grady Aussie Eng. 60 Members of the Methodist Church are also known as ‘Methos’.

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

单词	metho
释义	methon.¹ Brit. /ˈmɛθəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɛθoʊ/, Australian English /ˈmeθoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈmeθʌu/ Forms: 1900s– metho, 1900s– metho. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: methylated spirits n. at methylated adj. 1, -o suffix. Etymology: < meth- (in methylated spirits n. at methylated adj. 1) + -o suffix. Compare meths n.Compare the rare parallel formation metha /ˈmɛθə/, in sense 1 (shortened < methylated spirits n. at methylated adj. 1), attested only in New Zealand:1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Nor Years Condemn 152 Two of them [sc. workers at a hydro camp] were drinking methylated spirits, which they called ‘metha’... ‘I knew a joker went blind drinking that metha.’1938 ‘R. Hyde’ Nor Years Condemn 190 They drink a lot of metha, don't they? Great names they've got for it—Phar Lap, and Johnny Gee, and White Light. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. 1. Methylated spirits, esp. as an alcoholic drink. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > methylated spirit drink pink-eye1900 jake1926 red biddy1926 metho1933 White Lady1935 biddy1940 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > alcohols > [noun] > alcohol compounds or mixtures > methylated spirit methylated spirits1855 finish1875 industrial alcohol1880 methylated1912 meth1933 metho1933 meths1935 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Oct. 10/2 A metho. drinker—a regular visitor—came into the pharmacy the other day. 1935 K. Tennant Tiburon ii. 23 The two metho-drinkers were escorted out firmly. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xvii. 153 The straight-out metho drinkers and city crooks. 1965 D. Ireland Chantic Bird i. 11 When he had to get a glass eye..he put his real eye in a bottle with some metho. 1973 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 18 Mar. 25/5 The oldtimer who'd tried to smuggle it through, by carrying it nonchalantly in his hand, surrendered it sadly. When it comes to metho spotting, Envoy Smith has the nose of a connoisseur. 1984 B. Dixon Searching for Aboriginal Langs. 176 Old Jimmy Taylor had gone a bit in the mind, from drinking too much beer and metho. 1998 N. Earls Bachelor Kisses (1999) xlii. 348 He emerges again, with a bottle of metho, most of which he tips over the doona cover. 2. A person who is addicted to drinking methylated spirits; = meths-drinker n. at meths n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > one who drinks to excess > alcoholic or habitual drinker > one addicted to specific drink wino1915 smoke-hound1932 metho1933 pink-eye1945 rubby-dub1945 rubby1950 plonko1963 meths-drinker1968 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Nov. 11/1 A John Hop who has helped to deal with many ‘methos.’ tells me not a few prefer petrol. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 166 Addicts of these noxious drinks are known as meths, methos, [and] metho artists. 1947 N.Z. Observer 7 May 11 Dealing with the ‘Methos’... Commander Campion knows just about every ‘metho’ and no-good in Auckland. 1973 Brisbane City Mission Sept. 17/2 The methos... When a man takes to drinking methylated spirits, you know..that he has no thought for betterment of his lot. 1986 E. Crane I can do no Other 99 The ‘methos’, the drinkers of methylated spirits, were considered the lowest of the low. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Methoadj.n.² Brit. /ˈmɛθəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɛθoʊ/, Australian English /ˈmeθoʊ/ Inflections: Plural Methos, Methoes. Forms: 1900s– Metho, 1900s– Metho. (with point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: methodist adj. Etymology: Shortened < methodist adj. Australian colloquial. A. adj. Of or belonging to the Methodist Church. rare. ΚΠ 1940 Rutherford Rumblings (33rd New Eng. Regiment) 17 May 1 Why did the 41st pinch our Metho. padre? B. n.² A member of the Methodist Church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Methodism > [noun] > person Maccabee1647 methodist1732 swaddler1747 Methody1753 Bible-bigot1766 Bible-moth1789 exemplarist1794 Metho1941 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang Metho, a Methodist. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot viii. 232 Only the civil servants are Roman Catholics here... Arch and me are Methoes, except we don't go; life is too short. 1965 J. O'Grady Aussie Eng. 60 Members of the Methodist Church are also known as ‘Methos’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1933adj.n.²1940
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