non-issuen.adj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈɪʃ(j)uː/,

/nɒnˈɪsjuː/, U.S.

/nɑnˈɪʃu/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, issue n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + issue n.

A. n.

1. A failure or neglect to issue something; a lack of distribution or provision of; (also) the fact of not issuing something.

ΚΠ

1819 Times 20 May 3/4 Whether the issue or non-issue of millions of Bank-notes is to be governed by this trifling transaction.

1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 20 Apr. 185/2 The sufferings of Mr. Bennett..would scarcely be received as an excuse..for a non-issue of the Herald.

1862 in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1886) 1st Ser. XVII. i. 431 Did your troops..suffer by reason of the non-issue of breadstuffs?

1886 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 3/3 Great difficulty was experienced on account of the non-issue of stock, and it was a constant source of irritation among the members of the company.

1912 N.Y. Times 22 Dec. 4/1 No newspapers on Christmas day... The Daily Mail, Mirror, Chronicle, News, and Express announced their non-issue on Christmas morning.

1944 Economica New Ser. 11 48 The author does not seem fully to appreciate the difference between the non-issue of a blank acceptance and that of a complete bill.

2. A topic of little or no importance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

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fly1297

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motec1390

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child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

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boys' play1538

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niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

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meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

1965 New Society 9 Sept. 5/3 The brain drain is a non-issue.

1972 Time 20 Nov. 28 Unfortunately for the country, there were a lot of non-issues in this campaign.

1988 Spectator 16 Jan. 6/1 The universities also enjoyed the enviable privilege of being a political non-issue.

1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 60/3 I found myself dragged into a burning non-issue in Lorne Manly's column.

B. adj.

Army (originally U.S.). Of equipment, etc.: not supplied by the Army; not military issue. Cf. issue n. 18a and issue boot, etc. s.v. issue house n. at issue n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1942 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 3 (caption) Non-issue equipment (to provoke memories).

1954 M. E. Treadwell Women's Army Corps xxii. 443 As for nonissue items such as girdles, brassieres and pajamas, purchase of these was not possible in Australia because of rationing restrictions.

1957 Mil. Affairs 21 175 Doubtless the men of the Civil War occupied themselves in much the same fashion when they gathered at the tent of the sutler—the private operator who sold non-issue goods in the army camps.

1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iv. 232 The plainclothes soldiers drew non-issue Magnum revolvers and shouted: ‘British Army. Get up against the wall!’

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

单词	non-issue
释义	non-issuen.adj. Brit. /nɒnˈɪʃ(j)uː/, /nɒnˈɪsjuː/, U.S. /nɑnˈɪʃu/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, issue n. Etymology: < non- prefix + issue n. A. n. 1. A failure or neglect to issue something; a lack of distribution or provision of; (also) the fact of not issuing something. ΚΠ 1819 Times 20 May 3/4 Whether the issue or non-issue of millions of Bank-notes is to be governed by this trifling transaction. 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 20 Apr. 185/2 The sufferings of Mr. Bennett..would scarcely be received as an excuse..for a non-issue of the Herald. 1862 in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1886) 1st Ser. XVII. i. 431 Did your troops..suffer by reason of the non-issue of breadstuffs? 1886 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 3/3 Great difficulty was experienced on account of the non-issue of stock, and it was a constant source of irritation among the members of the company. 1912 N.Y. Times 22 Dec. 4/1 No newspapers on Christmas day... The Daily Mail, Mirror, Chronicle, News, and Express announced their non-issue on Christmas morning. 1944 Economica New Ser. 11 48 The author does not seem fully to appreciate the difference between the non-issue of a blank acceptance and that of a complete bill. 2. A topic of little or no importance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1965 New Society 9 Sept. 5/3 The brain drain is a non-issue. 1972 Time 20 Nov. 28 Unfortunately for the country, there were a lot of non-issues in this campaign. 1988 Spectator 16 Jan. 6/1 The universities also enjoyed the enviable privilege of being a political non-issue. 1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 60/3 I found myself dragged into a burning non-issue in Lorne Manly's column. B. adj. Army (originally U.S.). Of equipment, etc.: not supplied by the Army; not military issue. Cf. issue n. 18a and issue boot, etc. s.v. issue house n. at issue n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1942 N.Y. Times 4 Nov. 3 (caption) Non-issue equipment (to provoke memories). 1954 M. E. Treadwell Women's Army Corps xxii. 443 As for nonissue items such as girdles, brassieres and pajamas, purchase of these was not possible in Australia because of rationing restrictions. 1957 Mil. Affairs 21 175 Doubtless the men of the Civil War occupied themselves in much the same fashion when they gathered at the tent of the sutler—the private operator who sold non-issue goods in the army camps. 1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iv. 232 The plainclothes soldiers drew non-issue Magnum revolvers and shouted: ‘British Army. Get up against the wall!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1819
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