单词 | munge |
释义 | † mungev.1 Obsolete. rare. transitive. To wipe (a person's nose). In quot. figurative: to cheat (someone). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] to pull a finchc1386 to wipe a person's nosea1475 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to play fast and loose1557 to play false1576 to joint a person's nose of?1577 to make a cousin of1580 to sell smoke1589 munge1660 to sell (a person) a packet1886 to beat the count1897 to sell (a person) a pup1901 to hand (someone) a lemon1906 to sell (someone) a bill of goods1927 1660 Eng. Monarchy Freest State in World 7 They munged the peoples Noses, and publiquely pickt their pockets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019). mungev.2 Now chiefly English regional and Irish English (chiefly northern). intransitive and transitive. To eat greedily and noisily; to munch, to chew. Also with away. Cf. maunge v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > crunch or munch munch1530 munchion1611 craunch1637 chomp1645 crump1760 munge1770 crunch1856 1770 H. Kelly Word to Wise Prol. You above, in cake-consuming bow'rs, Who thro' whole Sundays munge away your hours. 1817 M. Edgeworth Ormond in Harrington & Ormond II. vi. 127 I pity the foremost poor devil of a horse, who must starve..while the horse, bull, and even mule, in a string behind him, are all plucking and munging away at their hay ropes. 1819 ‘P. Bobbin’ Sequel to Lancs. Dial. 32 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) O' quartur un o' peck o' cakes, to mewnge at to morn. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 363 What's tuh mounging thear at when ther's awalt' wark to du? 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) That girld's al'ays mungin', 'er never gwuz i' the buttery athout 'elpin' 'erself—'er met never get a meal's-mate, an' look at 'er munge, munge, mungin'. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 84/2 T'babby's getten 'at he can mounge a bit o' croost. 1967 H. Orton & M. F. Wakelin Surv. Eng. Dial. IV. ii. 680 Q[uestion]. And if he eats the same way [sc. noisily and greedily]?.. [Wiltshire] Munge. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 230 Munge, 1. munch, chew. 2. chew slowly, with the mouth closed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mungev.3 Scottish and English regional (northern). Now rare. intransitive. To mutter, grumble; to mope. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > be or become dejected [verb (intransitive)] heavyOE fallOE droopena1225 lourc1290 droopc1330 to abate one's countenance (also cheer)a1350 dullc1374 fainta1375 languora1375 languisha1382 afflicta1393 gloppen?a1400 weary1434 appalc1450 to have one's heart in one's boots (also shoes, heels, hose, etc.)c1450 peak1580 dumpc1585 mopea1592 sink1603 bate1607 deject1644 despond1655 alamort?1705 sadden1718 dismal1780 munge1790 mug1828 to get one's tail down1853 to have (also get) the pip1881 shadow1888 to have (one's) ass in a sling1960 1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 114 I'm sure wi' care I do ye keep..An' yet I hear ye munging. 1805 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 2) 139 Gowks that grummel at weasten teyme, an' munge an' mummel. 1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck I. 5 Gae away when I bid ye—What are ye mungin [printed mumgin] at? 1880 G. Webster Criminal Officer 88 The laird was sittin' i' the Hermitage moonjin i' the meenlicht. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words What are ye moongin at? Derivatives ˈmunging n. ΚΠ 1908 J. Lumsden Doun i' th' Loudons 230 But, moonging aside, I am noo a' for peace. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.11660v.21770v.31790 |
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