ballopn.

Brit.

/ˈbaləp/, U.S.

/ˈbæləp/, Scottish English

/ˈbaləp/

Forms: 1600s (1800s– English regional (northern)) ballup; Scottish pre-1700 baglop, pre-1700 ballope, 1800s– ballop, 1900s– ballup.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bag n., lap n.¹

Etymology: Probably < bag n. (although the relevant sense ‘scrotum’ is apparently not attested in Scots until later: early 19th cent. in the compound courage-bag) + lap n.¹, with assimilation of the final consonant of the first element.Perhaps compare Older Scots baglap denoting a kind of dance (in an apparently isolated attestation):c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vii. 52 Thai dancit al cristyn mennis dance,..Rank at the rute, baglap and al.

Originally and chiefly Scottish.

The front (formerly also back) flap of the trousers or underpants; the fly. Also in plural with singular agreement.

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a1578 R. Lindsay Cron. Scotl. (S.T.S.) II. 84/1 Ane callit Guthrie loussit done his ballope poynt and pischit in his mouth.

c1600 Rob. Hood (Ritson) xxiii. 58 Then he put on the old mans breeks, Was patch'd from ballup to side.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 42 Ballop, the shop door in a man's nether clothing.

1897 W. C. Hazlitt Four Generations Lit. Family II. iv. ii. 237 His schoolmaster..with his ballups and his spectacles on the top of his head.

1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 47 Ballup. Also ballop. The flap of the trousers-front.

c1990 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) (at cited word) Ballop, in current use in Kirkcudbright. When not done up it is described as ‘open’ rather than undone or down.

2003 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) at Ballop n. Ma grandaither aye liked his ballop tae button an no zip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballop
释义	ballopn. Brit. /ˈbaləp/, U.S. /ˈbæləp/, Scottish English /ˈbaləp/ Forms: 1600s (1800s– English regional (northern)) ballup; Scottish pre-1700 baglop, pre-1700 ballope, 1800s– ballop, 1900s– ballup. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bag n., lap n.¹ Etymology: Probably < bag n. (although the relevant sense ‘scrotum’ is apparently not attested in Scots until later: early 19th cent. in the compound courage-bag) + lap n.¹, with assimilation of the final consonant of the first element.Perhaps compare Older Scots baglap denoting a kind of dance (in an apparently isolated attestation):c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vii. 52 Thai dancit al cristyn mennis dance,..Rank at the rute, baglap and al. Originally and chiefly Scottish. The front (formerly also back) flap of the trousers or underpants; the fly. Also in plural with singular agreement. ΚΠ a1578 R. Lindsay Cron. Scotl. (S.T.S.) II. 84/1 Ane callit Guthrie loussit done his ballope poynt and pischit in his mouth. c1600 Rob. Hood (Ritson) xxiii. 58 Then he put on the old mans breeks, Was patch'd from ballup to side. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 42 Ballop, the shop door in a man's nether clothing. 1897 W. C. Hazlitt Four Generations Lit. Family II. iv. ii. 237 His schoolmaster..with his ballups and his spectacles on the top of his head. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 47 Ballup. Also ballop. The flap of the trousers-front. c1990 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) (at cited word) Ballop, in current use in Kirkcudbright. When not done up it is described as ‘open’ rather than undone or down. 2003 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) at Ballop n. Ma grandaither aye liked his ballop tae button an no zip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1578
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