nizyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪzi/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪzi/

Inflections: Plural nizies, (rare) nizys.

Forms:

α. 1600s nizi, 1600s nizie, 1600s–1700s nizey, 1600s– (1900s– now English regional (Yorkshire)) nizy.

β. 1600s nisi, 1600s–1700s nisey, 1700s (1800s– English regional (East Anglian and south-eastern)) nisy.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare nice n.¹, nysot n., or nyas n. 2.E. Partridge Dict. Slang (1937) at nizey also records forms nizzie, nizzy, although without exemplification.

Chiefly colloquial (now English regional).

A. n.

A fool or simpleton.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun]

boinarda1300

daffc1325

goky1377

nicea1393

unwiseman1400

totc1425

alphinc1440

dawc1500

hoddypeak1500

dawpatea1529

hoddypolla1529

noddy1534

kimec1535

coxcomb1542

sheep1542

sheep's head1542

goose1547

dawcock1556

nodgecock1566

peak-goosea1568

hottie tottie?c1570

Tom Towly1582

wittol1588

goose-cap1589

nodgecomb1592

ninny1593

chicken1600

fopdoodle16..

hoddy-noddy1600

hoddy-doddy1601

peagoose1606

fopster1607

nazold1607

nupson1607

wigeon1607

fondrel1613

simpleton1639

pigwidgeon1640

simpletonian1652

Tony1654

nizy1673

Simple Simon?1673

Tom Farthing1674

totty-head1680

cockcomb1684

cod1699

nikin1699

sap-pate1699

simpkin1699

mackninnya1706

gilly-gaupus?1719

noodle1720

sapskull1735

gobbin?1746

Judy1781

zanya1784

spoony1795

sap-head1798

spoon1799

gomerel1814

sap1815

neddy1818

milestone1819

sunket1823

sunketa1825

gawp1825

gawpy1825

gawpus1826

Tomnoddy1826

Sammy1828

tammie norie1828

Tommy1828

gom1834

noodlehead1835

nowmun1854

gum-sucker1855

flat-head1862

peggy1869

noodledum1883

jay1884

toot1888

peanut head1891

simp1903

sappyhead1922

Arkie1927

putz1928

steamer1932

jerk-off1939

drongo1942

galah1945

Charley1946

nong-nong1959

mouth-breather1979

twonk1981

α.

1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 42 Nizie, a Fool or Coxcomb.

c1688 Roxburghe Ballads (1892) VII. 497 We are on the Coast of France, Taking prizes from those Nizeys.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nizy, a Fool, or Coxcomb.

1708 Brit. Apollo 24–29 Sept. Be not such a Nizey..to wed an Old Crony.

1710 Galloper 1 That their Looks may deceive the more credulous Nizies.

1752 W. Kenrick Fun ii. 9 in Plays Boy, what are you gaping at?—Why the Lad's a Nizey I think—what do you stare at?

1814 Gonzanga ii. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre III. 111 You talk just like what you are—a nizy, a noodle!

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 88/1 Nizy, a dunce.

β. c1684–6 Roxburghe Ballads (1888) II. 558 There's none but meer Niseys that frets.1693 Oxford-act ii. 10 Thus let him like a Nisi, But we intend more to surprize ye.1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. iv. 9 So Politicians form Devices And raise new Whims, to please the Niseys.1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 108 Nisy, a ninny; simpleton.

†B. adj. Obsolete.

Foolish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

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unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

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witlessc1175

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nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

follyc1380

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dottlec1390

foltedc1390

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fona1425

fonnishc1425

foliousa1450

foolisha1450

daft?c1450

doitedc1450

dotyc1450

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wanwittya1500

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fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

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infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

sappy1670

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noddy-peaked1694

nizy1709

dottled1772

gypit1804

shay-brained1806

folly-stricken1807

fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

1709 Brit. Apollo 20–23 Apr. Sometimes Saga as Solon, Oft Nizey as Ben.

1710 Brit. Apollo 10–13 Feb. Here lies a wretched, Nizey Wight.

1720 C. Shadwell Irish Hospitality in Plays I. i. i. 344 Ah Lucy! I am a poor hang-dogly Lover..I an't such a nizey Fool as to die for you; but truly, now my Stomach falls off strangely, I don't eat so much by a Pound as I used to do.

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

单词	nizy
释义	nizyn.adj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪzi/, U.S. /ˈnaɪzi/ Inflections: Plural nizies, (rare) nizys. Forms: α. 1600s nizi, 1600s nizie, 1600s–1700s nizey, 1600s– (1900s– now English regional (Yorkshire)) nizy. β. 1600s nisi, 1600s–1700s nisey, 1700s (1800s– English regional (East Anglian and south-eastern)) nisy. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare nice n.¹, nysot n., or nyas n. 2.E. Partridge Dict. Slang (1937) at nizey also records forms nizzie, nizzy, although without exemplification. Chiefly colloquial (now English regional). A. n. A fool or simpleton. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun] boinarda1300 daffc1325 goky1377 nicea1393 unwiseman1400 totc1425 alphinc1440 dawc1500 hoddypeak1500 dawpatea1529 hoddypolla1529 noddy1534 kimec1535 coxcomb1542 sheep1542 sheep's head1542 goose1547 dawcock1556 nodgecock1566 peak-goosea1568 hottie tottie?c1570 Tom Towly1582 wittol1588 goose-cap1589 nodgecomb1592 ninny1593 chicken1600 fopdoodle16.. hoddy-noddy1600 hoddy-doddy1601 peagoose1606 fopster1607 nazold1607 nupson1607 wigeon1607 fondrel1613 simpleton1639 pigwidgeon1640 simpletonian1652 Tony1654 nizy1673 Simple Simon?1673 Tom Farthing1674 totty-head1680 cockcomb1684 cod1699 nikin1699 sap-pate1699 simpkin1699 mackninnya1706 gilly-gaupus?1719 noodle1720 sapskull1735 gobbin?1746 Judy1781 zanya1784 spoony1795 sap-head1798 spoon1799 gomerel1814 sap1815 neddy1818 milestone1819 sunket1823 sunketa1825 gawp1825 gawpy1825 gawpus1826 Tomnoddy1826 Sammy1828 tammie norie1828 Tommy1828 gom1834 noodlehead1835 nowmun1854 gum-sucker1855 flat-head1862 peggy1869 noodledum1883 jay1884 toot1888 peanut head1891 simp1903 sappyhead1922 Arkie1927 putz1928 steamer1932 jerk-off1939 drongo1942 galah1945 Charley1946 nong-nong1959 mouth-breather1979 twonk1981 α. 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 42 Nizie, a Fool or Coxcomb. c1688 Roxburghe Ballads (1892) VII. 497 We are on the Coast of France, Taking prizes from those Nizeys. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nizy, a Fool, or Coxcomb. 1708 Brit. Apollo 24–29 Sept. Be not such a Nizey..to wed an Old Crony. 1710 Galloper 1 That their Looks may deceive the more credulous Nizies. 1752 W. Kenrick Fun ii. 9 in Plays Boy, what are you gaping at?—Why the Lad's a Nizey I think—what do you stare at? 1814 Gonzanga ii. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre III. 111 You talk just like what you are—a nizy, a noodle! 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 88/1 Nizy, a dunce. β. c1684–6 Roxburghe Ballads (1888) II. 558 There's none but meer Niseys that frets.1693 Oxford-act ii. 10 Thus let him like a Nisi, But we intend more to surprize ye.1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. iv. 9 So Politicians form Devices And raise new Whims, to please the Niseys.1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 108 Nisy, a ninny; simpleton. †B. adj. Obsolete. Foolish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 1709 Brit. Apollo 20–23 Apr. Sometimes Saga as Solon, Oft Nizey as Ben. 1710 Brit. Apollo 10–13 Feb. Here lies a wretched, Nizey Wight. 1720 C. Shadwell Irish Hospitality in Plays I. i. i. 344 Ah Lucy! I am a poor hang-dogly Lover..I an't such a nizey Fool as to die for you; but truly, now my Stomach falls off strangely, I don't eat so much by a Pound as I used to do. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1673
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