nerfingn.

Brit.

/ˈnəːfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnərfɪŋ/

Forms: see nerf v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerf v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < nerf v. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹.

slang (originally U.S.).

In drag racing: the action of bumping into another car.

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1949 Hot Rod Mag. Nov. 32/3 A nerfing bar is a bumper-like affair used on the front of track jobs as shown above... Some are fancy, some plain.

1953 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (1954) §728/1 Nerfing, bumping another car out of the way.

1969 R. E. Jennings Automotive Dict. 158/1 Nerfing is very popular on short tracks.

Compounds

nerfing bar n. a bumper fitted to a car used in drag racing.

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1949Nerfing bar [see main sense].

1953 New Yorker 7 Mar. 23 Almquist is showing chrome knerfing bars.

1969 R. E. Jennings Automotive Dict. 158/1 Nerfing bar, small, lightweight, vertical bumpers normally used on race cars, hot rods, and custom cars.

1996 Denver Post (Electronic ed.) 30 Apr. b7 My TC had a silver fuselage with bronze fenders, a tan leather dashboard, and instead of bumpers, little chrome posts called nerfing bars.

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

单词	nerfing
释义	nerfingn. Brit. /ˈnəːfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnərfɪŋ/ Forms: see nerf v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nerf v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < nerf v. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. slang (originally U.S.). In drag racing: the action of bumping into another car. ΚΠ 1949 Hot Rod Mag. Nov. 32/3 A nerfing bar is a bumper-like affair used on the front of track jobs as shown above... Some are fancy, some plain. 1953 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (1954) §728/1 Nerfing, bumping another car out of the way. 1969 R. E. Jennings Automotive Dict. 158/1 Nerfing is very popular on short tracks. Compounds nerfing bar n. a bumper fitted to a car used in drag racing. ΚΠ 1949Nerfing bar [see main sense]. 1953 New Yorker 7 Mar. 23 Almquist is showing chrome knerfing bars. 1969 R. E. Jennings Automotive Dict. 158/1 Nerfing bar, small, lightweight, vertical bumpers normally used on race cars, hot rods, and custom cars. 1996 Denver Post (Electronic ed.) 30 Apr. b7 My TC had a silver fuselage with bronze fenders, a tan leather dashboard, and instead of bumpers, little chrome posts called nerfing bars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949
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