Bajanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪdʒ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪdʒən/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Badian, 1800s– 'Badian.

β. 1800s Bajian, 1800s– Bajan, 1900s– Bajun.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Barbadian adj.

Etymology: Shortened < Barbadian adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) enters this under Badian and gives the pronunciation as (bēⁱ·diăn) /ˈbeɪdɪən/.

A. adj.

= Barbadian adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries

Bermudan1625

Jamaican1670

Bermudian1681

Antillean1738

Guadeloupean1762

Dominican1766

Grenadian1772

Bajan1789

Trinidadian1809

Haitian1811

Tortolan1819

Cuban1829

St Lucian1831

Dominican1844

Puerto Rican1865

Vincentian1902

Bajie1921

Martiniquan1926

Santo Domingan1934

Guadeloupan1941

Kittitian1958

Baje1973

Trini1973

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands

Bermudan1625

Jamaican1670

Bermudian1681

Barbadian1692

Guadeloupean1762

Dominican1766

Anguillian1779

Antiguan1781

Bajan1789

Anguillan1806

Trinidadian1809

Puerto Rican1865

Tobagonian1882

Grenadan1886

Barbudian1890

Bajie1921

Guadeloupan1941

onion1951

Kittitian1958

Kittian1960

Nassauvian1961

Baje1973

Trini1973

yardie1986

1789 W. Dickson Lett. on Slavery xi. 108 I have heard persons from St. Vincent, Grenada, and Tobago, ridicule the Barbadian (or, as they sarcastically termed it, the Badian) discipline, on account of its lenity.

1841 Times 5 Nov. 6/3 We hear from the most respectable sources that many of those proprietors who have employed the Badian negroes are heartily sick of them.

1910 in W. B. Whall Ships, Sea Songs & Shanties 83 Sally she a 'Badian bright mulatto; Seven long year I courted Sally.

1921 Public Opinion 30 Sept. 325/2 On the day of Gen. Baden-Powell's arrival all the Badian boatmen struck work.

1959 P. Marshall Brown Girl, Brownstones iii. vi. 140 All these Bajan weddings is nothing but one big to-do-ment.

2003 Independent 29 Nov. i. 23/4 I'm a black man from African roots, Bajan father and Jamaican mother.

B. n.

= Barbadian n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands

Jamaican1613

Bermudian1645

Bermudan1659

Barbadian1671

Anguillan1745

Anguillian1745

Guadeloupean1762

Antiguan1778

Grenadian1786

Haitian1805

Trinidadian1806

St Lucian1818

Puerto Rican1823

Dominican1826

Grenadan1826

Barbudian1830

Bajan1832

Bim1833

Little Englander1833

Tobagonian1849

Cuban1850

Virgin Islander1852

Tortolan1863

Martiniquais1890

Martiniquan1891

Vincentian1907

Guadeloupan1908

Barbadian English1911

Trinidadian English1925

Kittitian1945

Bajie1960

Kittian1960

Trini1972

yardie1984

yardie1986

Baje1990

1832 Port of Spain Gaz. 16 Nov. 2/2 Come hither, my lad, you're a 'Badian, I know, And I love every son of a Bim.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xii. 203 I hope no 'fence present company, but um sorry to say English come here too jealous of Badians.

1899 Mirror (Trinidad) 14 Feb. 7/2 The principal events of the past twelvemonth were roughly pourtrayed by the masquerade, including even the Hurricane, which ‘blew dem Bajans away’.

1921 Public Opinion 30 Sept. 325/2 The Badians have an inordinate opinion of themselves and of their island.

1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water ii. 38 Did you ever hear of the Bajan who told an Englishman Bados was famous for three things?

2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! xxii. 252 He should know, he was from Barbados, a Bajan, and he used to harvest bananas.

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

单词	bajan
释义	Bajanadj.n. Brit. /ˈbeɪdʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈbeɪdʒən/ Forms: α. 1700s– Badian, 1800s– 'Badian. β. 1800s Bajian, 1800s– Bajan, 1900s– Bajun. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Barbadian adj. Etymology: Shortened < Barbadian adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) enters this under Badian and gives the pronunciation as (bēⁱ·diăn) /ˈbeɪdɪən/. A. adj. = Barbadian adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Antillean1738 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Grenadian1772 Bajan1789 Trinidadian1809 Haitian1811 Tortolan1819 Cuban1829 St Lucian1831 Dominican1844 Puerto Rican1865 Vincentian1902 Bajie1921 Martiniquan1926 Santo Domingan1934 Guadeloupan1941 Kittitian1958 Baje1973 Trini1973 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Barbadian1692 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Anguillian1779 Antiguan1781 Bajan1789 Anguillan1806 Trinidadian1809 Puerto Rican1865 Tobagonian1882 Grenadan1886 Barbudian1890 Bajie1921 Guadeloupan1941 onion1951 Kittitian1958 Kittian1960 Nassauvian1961 Baje1973 Trini1973 yardie1986 1789 W. Dickson Lett. on Slavery xi. 108 I have heard persons from St. Vincent, Grenada, and Tobago, ridicule the Barbadian (or, as they sarcastically termed it, the Badian) discipline, on account of its lenity. 1841 Times 5 Nov. 6/3 We hear from the most respectable sources that many of those proprietors who have employed the Badian negroes are heartily sick of them. 1910 in W. B. Whall Ships, Sea Songs & Shanties 83 Sally she a 'Badian bright mulatto; Seven long year I courted Sally. 1921 Public Opinion 30 Sept. 325/2 On the day of Gen. Baden-Powell's arrival all the Badian boatmen struck work. 1959 P. Marshall Brown Girl, Brownstones iii. vi. 140 All these Bajan weddings is nothing but one big to-do-ment. 2003 Independent 29 Nov. i. 23/4 I'm a black man from African roots, Bajan father and Jamaican mother. B. n. = Barbadian n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands Jamaican1613 Bermudian1645 Bermudan1659 Barbadian1671 Anguillan1745 Anguillian1745 Guadeloupean1762 Antiguan1778 Grenadian1786 Haitian1805 Trinidadian1806 St Lucian1818 Puerto Rican1823 Dominican1826 Grenadan1826 Barbudian1830 Bajan1832 Bim1833 Little Englander1833 Tobagonian1849 Cuban1850 Virgin Islander1852 Tortolan1863 Martiniquais1890 Martiniquan1891 Vincentian1907 Guadeloupan1908 Barbadian English1911 Trinidadian English1925 Kittitian1945 Bajie1960 Kittian1960 Trini1972 yardie1984 yardie1986 Baje1990 1832 Port of Spain Gaz. 16 Nov. 2/2 Come hither, my lad, you're a 'Badian, I know, And I love every son of a Bim. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xii. 203 I hope no 'fence present company, but um sorry to say English come here too jealous of Badians. 1899 Mirror (Trinidad) 14 Feb. 7/2 The principal events of the past twelvemonth were roughly pourtrayed by the masquerade, including even the Hurricane, which ‘blew dem Bajans away’. 1921 Public Opinion 30 Sept. 325/2 The Badians have an inordinate opinion of themselves and of their island. 1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water ii. 38 Did you ever hear of the Bajan who told an Englishman Bados was famous for three things? 2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! xxii. 252 He should know, he was from Barbados, a Bajan, and he used to harvest bananas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1789
随便看	give repulse give requite into one's bosom give resolve to give response give reward give rise to give road give roast meat and beat etc with the spit give roast meat and beat her with the spit give roast meat and beat him with the spit give roast meat and beat with the spit give room give running shoes give satisfaction give sauce give scarf give scope give scope to a person give scope to a thing give sea-room give searoom give security give sense give service give shit