non-speaksn.adv.

Brit.

/nɒnˈspiːks/, U.S.

/nɑnˈspiks/

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

Etymology: < non- prefix + the plural of speak n.

British colloquial.

A. n.

A situation in which people are not on speaking terms because of pique; the fact of not being on speaking terms. on non-speaks: not on speaking terms.

ΚΠ

1956 G. Lyttelton Let. 29 Nov. (1981) 216 Do tell me in full how it went off—all those non-speaks. The literary world sounds as full of envy, hatred, and malice as the academic.

1981 R. Ingrams & J. Wells One for Road (1982) f. 4^v I gather that relations between Brothers Foot and Benn have now degenerated to total non-speaks.

1992 Oldie 21 Feb. 3/2 Hastings had already scored some Brownie points for being on non-speaks with Mrs Thatcher.

1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 24 July 9 Back-biting and bitching, non-speaks and nastiness seem to be more commonplace in this scattered community of 550 inhabitants than on any overcrowded inner city street.

2001 Independent (Nexis) 22 Mar. 4 Amanda is on ‘non-speaks’ with The Times due to its reporting of dissident Tory viewpoints.

B. adv.

Not on speaking terms, in a hostile relationship.

ΚΠ

1962 Punch 10 Jan. 85/1 If we find ourselves non-speaks with Portugal we want to be careful.

1986 Times 24 Jan. 12/2 He had got rid of her a few years before his death,..and they clearly parted very non-speaks indeed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-speaks
释义	non-speaksn.adv. Brit. /nɒnˈspiːks/, U.S. /nɑnˈspiks/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, speak n. Etymology: < non- prefix + the plural of speak n. British colloquial. A. n. A situation in which people are not on speaking terms because of pique; the fact of not being on speaking terms. on non-speaks: not on speaking terms. ΚΠ 1956 G. Lyttelton Let. 29 Nov. (1981) 216 Do tell me in full how it went off—all those non-speaks. The literary world sounds as full of envy, hatred, and malice as the academic. 1981 R. Ingrams & J. Wells One for Road (1982) f. 4^v I gather that relations between Brothers Foot and Benn have now degenerated to total non-speaks. 1992 Oldie 21 Feb. 3/2 Hastings had already scored some Brownie points for being on non-speaks with Mrs Thatcher. 1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 24 July 9 Back-biting and bitching, non-speaks and nastiness seem to be more commonplace in this scattered community of 550 inhabitants than on any overcrowded inner city street. 2001 Independent (Nexis) 22 Mar. 4 Amanda is on ‘non-speaks’ with The Times due to its reporting of dissident Tory viewpoints. B. adv. Not on speaking terms, in a hostile relationship. ΚΠ 1962 Punch 10 Jan. 85/1 If we find ourselves non-speaks with Portugal we want to be careful. 1986 Times 24 Jan. 12/2 He had got rid of her a few years before his death,..and they clearly parted very non-speaks indeed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1956
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