nail-bitern.

Brit.

/ˈneɪlˌbʌɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈneɪlˌbaɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., biter n.

Etymology: < nail n. + biter n., after to bite one's nails at nail n. Phrases 2d. Compare nail-biting n., nail-biting adj.

1. A person who bites his or her nails, esp. habitually. Hence in extended use: a person who worries, a nervous person (cf. to bite one's nails at nail n. Phrases 2d).

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1857 Med. Independent Feb. 319 Few sights are more disgusting than the fingers of a nail-biter of long standing.

1886 St. Joseph (Mich.) Herald 12 June 1/5 The fingertips present a spongy, shapeless appearance that is enough to..make the nail-biter an object of contempt forever.

1893 Daily News 5 July 5/5 Eleven..were confirmed nail-biters.

1941 Genetic Psychol. Monogr. 24 211 In spite of the nail-biters' apparent conformity they are non-conformists.

1979 Washington Post 22 July c4/6 Deplorable paraphrases of Cook's vigorous journal with passages of his own poor invention that only suggest a fretful nail-biter.

1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 3 Aug. c8 It's music for nail-biters anonymous, full of high-strung punk, screech and distortion.

2. A suspenseful event, situation, etc.; spec. a close sporting contest.

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1950 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 1 Mar. 14/1 A crowd of less than 1,000 saw the nail-biter.

1957 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 31/1 (advt.) A chase story—a real nail-biter!

1971 Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dict. (1993) Lost a tough, 14-inning nail-biter.

1983 L. Barber in Sunday Express Mag. 21 Aug. 17/2 Opening the tickets was a real nailbiter.

1991 Athlon's Pro Football 122/2 They lost a one-point nail-biter to the Giants.

2001 Premiere Mar. 24/1 Cohen's high-concept script is a nail-biter, a Hitchcockian suspense thriller.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nail-biter
释义	nail-bitern. Brit. /ˈneɪlˌbʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈneɪlˌbaɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., biter n. Etymology: < nail n. + biter n., after to bite one's nails at nail n. Phrases 2d. Compare nail-biting n., nail-biting adj. 1. A person who bites his or her nails, esp. habitually. Hence in extended use: a person who worries, a nervous person (cf. to bite one's nails at nail n. Phrases 2d). ΚΠ 1857 Med. Independent Feb. 319 Few sights are more disgusting than the fingers of a nail-biter of long standing. 1886 St. Joseph (Mich.) Herald 12 June 1/5 The fingertips present a spongy, shapeless appearance that is enough to..make the nail-biter an object of contempt forever. 1893 Daily News 5 July 5/5 Eleven..were confirmed nail-biters. 1941 Genetic Psychol. Monogr. 24 211 In spite of the nail-biters' apparent conformity they are non-conformists. 1979 Washington Post 22 July c4/6 Deplorable paraphrases of Cook's vigorous journal with passages of his own poor invention that only suggest a fretful nail-biter. 1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 3 Aug. c8 It's music for nail-biters anonymous, full of high-strung punk, screech and distortion. 2. A suspenseful event, situation, etc.; spec. a close sporting contest. ΚΠ 1950 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 1 Mar. 14/1 A crowd of less than 1,000 saw the nail-biter. 1957 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 31/1 (advt.) A chase story—a real nail-biter! 1971 Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dict. (1993) Lost a tough, 14-inning nail-biter. 1983 L. Barber in Sunday Express Mag. 21 Aug. 17/2 Opening the tickets was a real nailbiter. 1991 Athlon's Pro Football 122/2 They lost a one-point nail-biter to the Giants. 2001 Premiere Mar. 24/1 Cohen's high-concept script is a nail-biter, a Hitchcockian suspense thriller. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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