oojah-cum-spiffadj.

Brit.

/ˌuːdʒɑːkʌmˈspɪf/, U.S.

/ˌudʒəˌkəmˈspɪf/

Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: oojah capivvy n.

Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of oojah capivvy n., after cum prep. and spiffy adj.

colloquial. rare.

Fine, all right.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adjective] > highly satisfactory

OK1839

hunky-dory1866

(all) Sir Garnet1894

kayo1923

hotsy-totsy1924

oojah-cum-spiff1930

patsy1930

not shabby1975

alpha minus1989

1930 P. G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves i. 25 ‘All you have to do,’ I said, ‘is to carry on here for a few weeks more, and everything will be oojah-cum-spiff.’

1984 Times 15 Sept. 8/3 Then everything is tickety-boo, hunky-dory and oojah-cum-spiff.

1993 Observer (Nexis) 21 Nov. (Suppl.) 5 For the first couple of centuries all was oojah-cum-spiff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oojah-cum-spiff
释义	oojah-cum-spiffadj. Brit. /ˌuːdʒɑːkʌmˈspɪf/, U.S. /ˌudʒəˌkəmˈspɪf/ Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: oojah capivvy n. Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of oojah capivvy n., after cum prep. and spiffy adj. colloquial. rare. Fine, all right. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adjective] > highly satisfactory OK1839 hunky-dory1866 (all) Sir Garnet1894 kayo1923 hotsy-totsy1924 oojah-cum-spiff1930 patsy1930 not shabby1975 alpha minus1989 1930 P. G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves i. 25 ‘All you have to do,’ I said, ‘is to carry on here for a few weeks more, and everything will be oojah-cum-spiff.’ 1984 Times 15 Sept. 8/3 Then everything is tickety-boo, hunky-dory and oojah-cum-spiff. 1993 Observer (Nexis) 21 Nov. (Suppl.) 5 For the first couple of centuries all was oojah-cum-spiff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1930
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