no bonphr.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊ ˈbɒn/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊ ˈbɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: no adv.¹, French bon.

Etymology: < no adv.¹ + French bon good (see boon adj.); adopted by British soldiers in France during the First World War (1914–18).

slang (originally Army).

‘No good’: applied to something of no use or value.Now only with reference to the First World War (1914–18).

ΚΠ

1915 C. H. Sorley Let. 10 July (1919) 284 Meanwhile weather is ‘no bon’: food, ‘plenty bon’: temper, fair: sleep, jamais. Such is ‘attrition’, that last resort of paralysed strategy of which we hear so much.

1916 C. Dawson Let. 15 Sept. in Carry On (1917) 46 The great word of the Tommies here is ‘No bloody bon’—a strange mixture of French and English, which means that a thing is no good.

1918 W. Owen Let. 29 May (1967) 554 Music—no bon! Painting—nah pooh!

1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise v. 84 ‘Find out if any member of the staff has frequently stayed in at lunch-time.’ Wimsey shook his head. ‘No bon. The staff clock in every morning, but there are no special tabs kept on them at 1 o'clock.’

1937 D. M. Jones In Parenthesis vi. 143 This Conchy propaganda's no bon for the troops.

2001 Times 28 July 25/4 It was universally agreed that the war was ‘no bon’.

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

单词	no bon
释义	no bonphr. Brit. /ˌnəʊ ˈbɒn/, U.S. /ˈnoʊ ˈbɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: no adv.¹, French bon. Etymology: < no adv.¹ + French bon good (see boon adj.); adopted by British soldiers in France during the First World War (1914–18). slang (originally Army). ‘No good’: applied to something of no use or value.Now only with reference to the First World War (1914–18). ΚΠ 1915 C. H. Sorley Let. 10 July (1919) 284 Meanwhile weather is ‘no bon’: food, ‘plenty bon’: temper, fair: sleep, jamais. Such is ‘attrition’, that last resort of paralysed strategy of which we hear so much. 1916 C. Dawson Let. 15 Sept. in Carry On (1917) 46 The great word of the Tommies here is ‘No bloody bon’—a strange mixture of French and English, which means that a thing is no good. 1918 W. Owen Let. 29 May (1967) 554 Music—no bon! Painting—nah pooh! 1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise v. 84 ‘Find out if any member of the staff has frequently stayed in at lunch-time.’ Wimsey shook his head. ‘No bon. The staff clock in every morning, but there are no special tabs kept on them at 1 o'clock.’ 1937 D. M. Jones In Parenthesis vi. 143 This Conchy propaganda's no bon for the troops. 2001 Times 28 July 25/4 It was universally agreed that the war was ‘no bon’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1915
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