motor scootern.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtə ˌskuːtə/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdər ˌskudər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., scooter n.

Etymology: < motor n. + scooter n.

1. U.S. A motorized ice-boat. Cf. scooter n. 4a. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > vessel for use on ice or water

scooter1903

motor scooter1907

1907 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 21 Feb. 6/3 (headline) Motor-scooter may make 100 miles an hour.

2. A light two-wheeled (or occasionally three-wheeled) open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine, the feet resting on a footboard.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > motor scooter

scooter1917

motor scooter1919

1919 Daily Graphic 24 July 16/4 Motor-car, motor-cycle, and motor-scooter races were held.

1956 Railway Mag. Nov. 722/2 Goods agents..have been provided with motor scooters, to enable them to cover ground more quickly.

1988 M. Bradbury Unsent Lett. 31 A time when everyone who was anyone rode a little Vespa motor-scooter, often in a bowler hat.

2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations Suppl.) 246/1 Bangkok is best negotiated from the boats and ferries that ply their trade on the canals or in a tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled motor scooter.

3. U.S. slang (euphemistic). = motherfucker n. (esp. in sense 1b). Usually with modifying adjective, as bad, mean, etc. Cf. motorcycle n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [noun] > admired person

wonder-man1883

bonzer1897

man1952

badman1954

motherfucker1958

motor scooter1960

1960 D. Frazier Alley-Oop (song) He's a mean motor scooter and a bad go getter.

1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire 15 ‘Marines Retake Citadel at Hue.’..There's some mean motorscooters for you.

1986 D. Tate Bravo Burning vi. 44 Called..‘a bad motor scooter’ by others—in admiration. Good dude to have with you in a firefight, is what they meant.

2000 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 28 Sept. Beneath that lithe, fawn-like exterior beats the heart of one mean motorscooter.

Derivatives

ˈmotor ˌscooterist n. a person who rides a motor scooter (sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > motorcycling > [noun] > motorcyclist > rider on motor scooter

scooterist1956

motor scooterist1960

1960 News Chron. 22 Mar. 7/8 I saw White running behind one of the motor-scooterists.

1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 83 The constant ringing of bicyclists' bells and honking of motor scooterists' hooters.

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

单词	motor scooter
释义	motor scootern. Brit. /ˈməʊtə ˌskuːtə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdər ˌskudər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., scooter n. Etymology: < motor n. + scooter n. 1. U.S. A motorized ice-boat. Cf. scooter n. 4a. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > vessel for use on ice or water scooter1903 motor scooter1907 1907 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 21 Feb. 6/3 (headline) Motor-scooter may make 100 miles an hour. 2. A light two-wheeled (or occasionally three-wheeled) open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine, the feet resting on a footboard. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > motor scooter scooter1917 motor scooter1919 1919 Daily Graphic 24 July 16/4 Motor-car, motor-cycle, and motor-scooter races were held. 1956 Railway Mag. Nov. 722/2 Goods agents..have been provided with motor scooters, to enable them to cover ground more quickly. 1988 M. Bradbury Unsent Lett. 31 A time when everyone who was anyone rode a little Vespa motor-scooter, often in a bowler hat. 2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations Suppl.) 246/1 Bangkok is best negotiated from the boats and ferries that ply their trade on the canals or in a tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled motor scooter. 3. U.S. slang (euphemistic). = motherfucker n. (esp. in sense 1b). Usually with modifying adjective, as bad, mean, etc. Cf. motorcycle n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > admiration > [noun] > admired person wonder-man1883 bonzer1897 man1952 badman1954 motherfucker1958 motor scooter1960 1960 D. Frazier Alley-Oop (song) He's a mean motor scooter and a bad go getter. 1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire 15 ‘Marines Retake Citadel at Hue.’..There's some mean motorscooters for you. 1986 D. Tate Bravo Burning vi. 44 Called..‘a bad motor scooter’ by others—in admiration. Good dude to have with you in a firefight, is what they meant. 2000 Bangor (Maine) Daily News (Nexis) 28 Sept. Beneath that lithe, fawn-like exterior beats the heart of one mean motorscooter. Derivatives ˈmotor ˌscooterist n. a person who rides a motor scooter (sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > motorcycling > [noun] > motorcyclist > rider on motor scooter scooterist1956 motor scooterist1960 1960 News Chron. 22 Mar. 7/8 I saw White running behind one of the motor-scooterists. 1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 83 The constant ringing of bicyclists' bells and honking of motor scooterists' hooters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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