mixty-maxtyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɪkstɪˌmaksti/, U.S.

/ˈmɪkstiˌmæksti/, Scottish English

/ˈmɪkstɪˌmakstɪ/

Forms:

α. 1700s– mixtie-maxtie, 1800s– mixty-maxty, 1900s– mixty-moxty.

β. 1800s mixie maxtie, 1900s– mixty-max, 1900s– mixty-maxie.

γ. 1800s mixie-maxie, 1800s mixi maxi, 1800s mixy-maxy, 1800s– mixey-maxey Brit. /ˌmɪksɪˈmaksi/, U.S. /ˌmɪksiˈmæksi/, Scottish English /ˌmɪkstiˈmaksti/.

δ. 1800s– mixter-maxter, 1900s– meexter-maxter, 1900s– mixter-maxtie, 1900s– muxter-maxter.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: English mixt.

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation and suffixation: compare -y suffix¹) of mixt mixed adj.² Compare mishmash n.

Originally and chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern).

A. adj.

Oddly mixed or jumbled together; motley; muddled, confused.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > miscellaneous or heterogeneous > incongruously mixed

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1786 R. Burns Poems 36 Yon mixtie-maxtie, queer hotch-potch, The Coalition.

a1816 E. Picken Dict. Sc. Lang. (1818) Mixty-maxty, confused, jumbled together.

1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie (1863) 238 Degenerate things, however coud Yer mixtie-maxtie puddle Vie wi' the pure Milesian bluid O' winsome Sally Noddle.

1885 G. Fraser Poems 133 His points got mixy-maxy, and defied ye tae recall The guid advice he gied ye, for 'twas a' reel-rawl.

1894 E. F. Brooke Superfluous Woman (ed. 4) I. 75 It makes a body feel mixtie-maxtie to come upon her sudden-like amidst the pots and pans.

1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes & Knowes 1 The road was thrang wui droves o nowt..kye an tuips an keilies an yowes, mixty-maxty.

1949 W. R. Melvin Poems 25 The watcher on the Buchan shore Has seen this mixter-maxter core..Raisin' a rampart 'gainst the Hun.

1961 People's Jrnl. 27 May 20 I emptied out a' the mixty-maxty contents of my sewing box.

1979 Country Life 9 Aug. 394/1 This same mixter-maxter effect was apparent in one of the most intriguing..gardens of the 16th century, that of the Regent Morton at Aberdour.

1986 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Jan. 19/1 Plays, concerts, operas, ballets, puppet shows and mixter-maxter entertainments.

B. n.

A confused or heterogeneous mixture; an assortment, a jumble. Cf. mishmash n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture

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1818 J. Sawers Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Mixty-maxty, a confusion, a strange mixture.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 189 Wi' supper in his kyte weel fed, Composed o' unco mixie maxies.

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mixty-maxty, Mixy-maxy, any thing confusedly mixed, an irregular medley—a mish-mash, or hotch-potch.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb ix. 68 A mixter maxter o' figures wi' the letters o' the A B C.

1895 N. Roy Horseman's Word xxxix. 429 The warld was a gey queer mixty-maxty.

1948 ‘A. Hepple’ House of Gow iii The next [thing] was the ‘mixter-maxter’..of furniture.

1957 Saltire Rev. 4 8 She..looked out at the mixter-maxter of roofs she called the view.

1986 W. Kay Scots (1988) 87 The effect of this mixter-maxter must have been gey hilarious at times, as our ancestors frequently pit their fuit in it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mixty-maxty
释义	mixty-maxtyadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɪkstɪˌmaksti/, U.S. /ˈmɪkstiˌmæksti/, Scottish English /ˈmɪkstɪˌmakstɪ/ Forms: α. 1700s– mixtie-maxtie, 1800s– mixty-maxty, 1900s– mixty-moxty. β. 1800s mixie maxtie, 1900s– mixty-max, 1900s– mixty-maxie. γ. 1800s mixie-maxie, 1800s mixi maxi, 1800s mixy-maxy, 1800s– mixey-maxey Brit. /ˌmɪksɪˈmaksi/, U.S. /ˌmɪksiˈmæksi/, Scottish English /ˌmɪkstiˈmaksti/. δ. 1800s– mixter-maxter, 1900s– meexter-maxter, 1900s– mixter-maxtie, 1900s– muxter-maxter. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: English mixt. Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation and suffixation: compare -y suffix¹) of mixt mixed adj.² Compare mishmash n. Originally and chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A. adj. Oddly mixed or jumbled together; motley; muddled, confused. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > miscellaneous or heterogeneous > incongruously mixed medleya1400 intermellé1487 farraginary1538 hotchpotch1556 promiscuous1579 hotchpot1588 pied1594 motley1601 hodge-podge1602 promiscual1602 macaronic1611 farraginous1616 throughother1626 mishmash1652 promiscous1656 hotchpotchly1674 hodge-podging1772 hashy1781 mixty-maxty1786 motleyed1798 gallimaufrical1836 odd-and-end1836 chow-chow1844 speckled1845 ragbag1882 disherent1890 1786 R. Burns Poems 36 Yon mixtie-maxtie, queer hotch-potch, The Coalition. a1816 E. Picken Dict. Sc. Lang. (1818) Mixty-maxty, confused, jumbled together. 1861 R. Quinn Heather Lintie (1863) 238 Degenerate things, however coud Yer mixtie-maxtie puddle Vie wi' the pure Milesian bluid O' winsome Sally Noddle. 1885 G. Fraser Poems 133 His points got mixy-maxy, and defied ye tae recall The guid advice he gied ye, for 'twas a' reel-rawl. 1894 E. F. Brooke Superfluous Woman (ed. 4) I. 75 It makes a body feel mixtie-maxtie to come upon her sudden-like amidst the pots and pans. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes & Knowes 1 The road was thrang wui droves o nowt..kye an tuips an keilies an yowes, mixty-maxty. 1949 W. R. Melvin Poems 25 The watcher on the Buchan shore Has seen this mixter-maxter core..Raisin' a rampart 'gainst the Hun. 1961 People's Jrnl. 27 May 20 I emptied out a' the mixty-maxty contents of my sewing box. 1979 Country Life 9 Aug. 394/1 This same mixter-maxter effect was apparent in one of the most intriguing..gardens of the 16th century, that of the Regent Morton at Aberdour. 1986 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Jan. 19/1 Plays, concerts, operas, ballets, puppet shows and mixter-maxter entertainments. B. n. A confused or heterogeneous mixture; an assortment, a jumble. Cf. mishmash n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture hotchpotc1405 hodge-podgec1426 omnigatherum?a1430 mishmashc1475 peasemeala1525 omnium gatherum1530 mingle1548 hotchpotch1549 mingle-mangle1549 gallimaufry1551 rhapsody1574 sauce-medley1579 pell-mellc1586 linsey-woolsey1592 wilderness1594 brewage1599 motley1609 macaronic1611 medley1618 olla podridaa1635 farragoa1637 consarcination1640 porridge1642 olio1645 bisque1653 mélange1653 hash1660 jumble1661 farrage1698 capilotade1705 jargon1710 salmagundi1761 pasticcio1785 pea meal1789 ollapod1804 mixty-maxty1818 macédoine1820 ragbag1820 haggis1822 job lot1828 allsorts1831 conglomerate1837 pot-pourri1841 chow-chow1850 breccia1873 pastiche1873 macaroni1884 mixed bag1919 casserole1930 mixed bunch1958 rattle-bag1982 mulligan1993 1818 J. Sawers Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Mixty-maxty, a confusion, a strange mixture. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 189 Wi' supper in his kyte weel fed, Composed o' unco mixie maxies. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mixty-maxty, Mixy-maxy, any thing confusedly mixed, an irregular medley—a mish-mash, or hotch-potch. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb ix. 68 A mixter maxter o' figures wi' the letters o' the A B C. 1895 N. Roy Horseman's Word xxxix. 429 The warld was a gey queer mixty-maxty. 1948 ‘A. Hepple’ House of Gow iii The next [thing] was the ‘mixter-maxter’..of furniture. 1957 Saltire Rev. 4 8 She..looked out at the mixter-maxter of roofs she called the view. 1986 W. Kay Scots (1988) 87 The effect of this mixter-maxter must have been gey hilarious at times, as our ancestors frequently pit their fuit in it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1786
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