Baman.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbamə/, U.S.

/ˈbæmə/

Forms: 1900s– Bama, 1900s– 'Bama, 2000s– Bamma. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Alabama.

Etymology: Shortened < Alabama, the name of a state in the southern United States (see Alabama n. and adj.).

U.S.

A. n.

1. colloquial. The state of Alabama; also spec. the University of Alabama (used esp. as a nickname for the university's sports teams). In early use also more generally (in African-American usage): the American South.

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1921 Nashville Tennessean 27 Oct. 10/7 Though Bama lost they realize that the Purple Tennessee Beast played the better brand of ball.

1928 N. I. White Amer. Negro Folk-Songs viii. 285 I've bin to the 'Bama and I just got back.

1957 R. Ellison Let. 3 Oct. in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 178 I..returned to my hotel to be introduced to a bunch of white Fullbrighters from 'Bama.

1971 Anniston (Alabama) Star 28 Nov. 9 c/3 It was 14-6 for Bama with 13:08 left in the first half.

2003 Inside Entertainm. Mar. 80/2 It's time for Reese to hightail it back to 'bama.

2007 Metro (Toronto) 4 Jan. 23/5 Nick Saban is 'Bama bound... Saban accepted the Alabama coaching job.

2. slang, often derogatory. Chiefly in African-American usage. A person from the rural American South, often characterized as unsophisticated or unfashionable. More generally: an unsophisticated or unfashionable person. Frequently with lower-case initial.In earlier use associated especially with Washington, D.C.

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1970 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Fall 5 Bama, a rustic; an ‘un-hip’ person.

1978 Washington Post 24 Aug. (District Weekly section) 10/1 Moore couldn't help patting himself on the back and declaring a proletarian victory. ‘Douglas Moore has mastered it,’ he told the crowd. ‘A 'bama (country boy) from North Carolina.’

1991 Essence Dec. 46/1 That 'bama with the blond braids and the doorknockers? Somebody needs to teach these young girls about class.

2013 T. Hickman Looking for Trouble xxxviii. 260 I'm not one of those slow-minded, small-town bamas that you're used to dealing with.

2016 M. L. Williams et al. Formation (transcribed from song) in ‘Beyoncé’ Lemonade My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bama.

B. adj.

1. attributive. colloquial. Of or belonging to the state of Alabama; Alabamian. Also: of or belonging to the University of Alabama or its sports teams.

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1925 Atlanta Constit. 24 Mar. 11/4 (heading) New 'Bama players shine.

1956 Pittsburgh Courier 28 Apr. 3/2 (heading) 'Bama whites stone pastor, 79, fatally.

1971 Laurel (Mississippi) Leader-Call 29 Nov. 14/4 A fearsome 'Bama blitz destroyed the hopes of Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan.

1991 Alabama Game & Fish Mar. 22/2 The lake is arguably the prettiest of all Bama lakes.

2004 W. St. John Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer 21 The Night Mayor gives me the number of a friend, a motor-homing Bama fan who, by coincidence, happens to own a bar.

2. slang, often derogatory. Chiefly in African-American usage. Of or designating a person from the rural American South, often regarded as unsophisticated or unfashionable; (more generally) unsophisticated or unfashionable. Frequently with lower-case initial.Quot. 1928 may represent a use of sense B. 1. Cf. also Bama chukker n. at Compounds.

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1928 Z. N. Hurston Let. 12 Apr. in Life in Lett. (2002) 116 We shall act out the folk tales, however short, with the abrupt angularity and naivete of the primitive 'bama nigger.

1982 Washington Post 17 Jan. (Mag. section) 23/1 She especially objects to the 'Bama image of blacks: ‘At a time when people are talking about diet, he's talking about pigfeet, about alcohol.’

1987 S. Lee School Daze (film script, 3rd draft) 83 In fact, I was gonna ask your country, BAMA ass, why do you put those jerri-curl drip-drip chemicals in your black nappy hair?

1992 Ebony May 135 He had this big raggly, scraggly Afro and he used to wear these 'Bama clothes—platform shoes and checkered pants.

1996 B. Little Good Hair (1997) 30 I love men in Levi's. Not Lee, too boxy. Not Wrangler, too Bama.

Compounds

Bama chukker n. [ < Bama adj. + a second element of unknown origin] slang (derogatory) rare (in African-American usage) a white person from the rural American South.

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1966 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 1 ii. 1 Them 'bama chukkers better not bogart us no more.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bama
释义	Baman.adj. Brit. /ˈbamə/, U.S. /ˈbæmə/ Forms: 1900s– Bama, 1900s– 'Bama, 2000s– Bamma. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Alabama. Etymology: Shortened < Alabama, the name of a state in the southern United States (see Alabama n. and adj.). U.S. A. n. 1. colloquial. The state of Alabama; also spec. the University of Alabama (used esp. as a nickname for the university's sports teams). In early use also more generally (in African-American usage): the American South. ΚΠ 1921 Nashville Tennessean 27 Oct. 10/7 Though Bama lost they realize that the Purple Tennessee Beast played the better brand of ball. 1928 N. I. White Amer. Negro Folk-Songs viii. 285 I've bin to the 'Bama and I just got back. 1957 R. Ellison Let. 3 Oct. in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 178 I..returned to my hotel to be introduced to a bunch of white Fullbrighters from 'Bama. 1971 Anniston (Alabama) Star 28 Nov. 9 c/3 It was 14-6 for Bama with 13:08 left in the first half. 2003 Inside Entertainm. Mar. 80/2 It's time for Reese to hightail it back to 'bama. 2007 Metro (Toronto) 4 Jan. 23/5 Nick Saban is 'Bama bound... Saban accepted the Alabama coaching job. 2. slang, often derogatory. Chiefly in African-American usage. A person from the rural American South, often characterized as unsophisticated or unfashionable. More generally: an unsophisticated or unfashionable person. Frequently with lower-case initial.In earlier use associated especially with Washington, D.C. ΚΠ 1970 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Fall 5 Bama, a rustic; an ‘un-hip’ person. 1978 Washington Post 24 Aug. (District Weekly section) 10/1 Moore couldn't help patting himself on the back and declaring a proletarian victory. ‘Douglas Moore has mastered it,’ he told the crowd. ‘A 'bama (country boy) from North Carolina.’ 1991 Essence Dec. 46/1 That 'bama with the blond braids and the doorknockers? Somebody needs to teach these young girls about class. 2013 T. Hickman Looking for Trouble xxxviii. 260 I'm not one of those slow-minded, small-town bamas that you're used to dealing with. 2016 M. L. Williams et al. Formation (transcribed from song) in ‘Beyoncé’ Lemonade My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bama. B. adj. 1. attributive. colloquial. Of or belonging to the state of Alabama; Alabamian. Also: of or belonging to the University of Alabama or its sports teams. ΚΠ 1925 Atlanta Constit. 24 Mar. 11/4 (heading) New 'Bama players shine. 1956 Pittsburgh Courier 28 Apr. 3/2 (heading) 'Bama whites stone pastor, 79, fatally. 1971 Laurel (Mississippi) Leader-Call 29 Nov. 14/4 A fearsome 'Bama blitz destroyed the hopes of Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan. 1991 Alabama Game & Fish Mar. 22/2 The lake is arguably the prettiest of all Bama lakes. 2004 W. St. John Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer 21 The Night Mayor gives me the number of a friend, a motor-homing Bama fan who, by coincidence, happens to own a bar. 2. slang, often derogatory. Chiefly in African-American usage. Of or designating a person from the rural American South, often regarded as unsophisticated or unfashionable; (more generally) unsophisticated or unfashionable. Frequently with lower-case initial.Quot. 1928 may represent a use of sense B. 1. Cf. also Bama chukker n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1928 Z. N. Hurston Let. 12 Apr. in Life in Lett. (2002) 116 We shall act out the folk tales, however short, with the abrupt angularity and naivete of the primitive 'bama nigger. 1982 Washington Post 17 Jan. (Mag. section) 23/1 She especially objects to the 'Bama image of blacks: ‘At a time when people are talking about diet, he's talking about pigfeet, about alcohol.’ 1987 S. Lee School Daze (film script, 3rd draft) 83 In fact, I was gonna ask your country, BAMA ass, why do you put those jerri-curl drip-drip chemicals in your black nappy hair? 1992 Ebony May 135 He had this big raggly, scraggly Afro and he used to wear these 'Bama clothes—platform shoes and checkered pants. 1996 B. Little Good Hair (1997) 30 I love men in Levi's. Not Lee, too boxy. Not Wrangler, too Bama. Compounds Bama chukker n. [ < Bama adj. + a second element of unknown origin] slang (derogatory) rare (in African-American usage) a white person from the rural American South. ΚΠ 1966 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 1 ii. 1 Them 'bama chukkers better not bogart us no more. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1921
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