Oxfordishadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɒksfədɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɑksfərdɪʃ/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Oxford , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Oxford (see Oxford n.) + -ish suffix¹.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford University or its members.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > college or university > [adjective] > university > specific university

Cantabrigianc1540

Sorbonical1543

Oxon.1705

Oxfordish1842

Brunonian1857

Princetonian1858

Cantab1870

Oxford1886

Cantabrigian1887

Sorbonnic1893

Oxfordy1924

1842 H. Reed Let. 23 July in Lect. Eng. Hist. (1856) iii. 54 It is..one of the most imaginative and fanciful prose books I ever read—very, very Oxfordish in its fashion of sentiment and reflection.

1874 R. L. Stevenson Let. 1 Feb. in R. L. Green Andrew Lang (1946) iv. 39 He [sc. Andrew Lang] is goodlooking, delicate, Oxfordish, etc.

1921 R. Macaulay Dangerous Ages iv. 74 A pleasant, Oxfordish room, with the brown paper and plain green curtains of..college days.

1931 W. Holtby Poor Caroline v. 196 ‘Ah, a very opportune arrival, sergeant,’ he began in his formal Oxfordish voice.

1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 127 I can never bring myself to smile back at him when he's being charming and Oxfordish. He's on lend-lease or something from Oxford.

1980 M. Cunliffe in In Search of Amer. (1991) i. 4 My Oxfordish vowels flattened. After a few months, visiting Englishmen began to strike me as affected and absurd.

†B. n.

Oxford University slang. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups

indenture Englisha1568

water language1702

jockeyism1802

slum1812

Polari1846

stable-language1856

scientificism1860

water-slang1860

Oxfordish1863

galley-slang1867

pitmatic1885

commercialese1910

legalese1911

academese1917

Hollywoodese1920

businessese1921

Hollywoodism1925

trade unionese1927

advertisingese1929

officese1935

sociologese1940

Whitehallese1940

Newspeak1949

patter1949

Pentagonese1950

educationese1958

computerese1960

managementese1961

spacespeak1963

computer-speak1968

techno-jargon1972

business-speak1973

Eurospeak1975

Euro-jargon1976

technospeak1976

doctorspeak1977

corporate-speak1978

medspeak1979

mellowspeak1979

technobabble1981

teenspeak1982

management-speak1986

codespeak1987

1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. 16 Ploughed is the new Oxfordish for plucked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oxfordish
释义	Oxfordishadj.n. Brit. /ˈɒksfədɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɑksfərdɪʃ/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Oxford , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Oxford (see Oxford n.) + -ish suffix¹. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford University or its members. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > college or university > [adjective] > university > specific university Cantabrigianc1540 Sorbonical1543 Oxon.1705 Oxfordish1842 Brunonian1857 Princetonian1858 Cantab1870 Oxford1886 Cantabrigian1887 Sorbonnic1893 Oxfordy1924 1842 H. Reed Let. 23 July in Lect. Eng. Hist. (1856) iii. 54 It is..one of the most imaginative and fanciful prose books I ever read—very, very Oxfordish in its fashion of sentiment and reflection. 1874 R. L. Stevenson Let. 1 Feb. in R. L. Green Andrew Lang (1946) iv. 39 He [sc. Andrew Lang] is goodlooking, delicate, Oxfordish, etc. 1921 R. Macaulay Dangerous Ages iv. 74 A pleasant, Oxfordish room, with the brown paper and plain green curtains of..college days. 1931 W. Holtby Poor Caroline v. 196 ‘Ah, a very opportune arrival, sergeant,’ he began in his formal Oxfordish voice. 1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 127 I can never bring myself to smile back at him when he's being charming and Oxfordish. He's on lend-lease or something from Oxford. 1980 M. Cunliffe in In Search of Amer. (1991) i. 4 My Oxfordish vowels flattened. After a few months, visiting Englishmen began to strike me as affected and absurd. †B. n. Oxford University slang. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups indenture Englisha1568 water language1702 jockeyism1802 slum1812 Polari1846 stable-language1856 scientificism1860 water-slang1860 Oxfordish1863 galley-slang1867 pitmatic1885 commercialese1910 legalese1911 academese1917 Hollywoodese1920 businessese1921 Hollywoodism1925 trade unionese1927 advertisingese1929 officese1935 sociologese1940 Whitehallese1940 Newspeak1949 patter1949 Pentagonese1950 educationese1958 computerese1960 managementese1961 spacespeak1963 computer-speak1968 techno-jargon1972 business-speak1973 Eurospeak1975 Euro-jargon1976 technospeak1976 doctorspeak1977 corporate-speak1978 medspeak1979 mellowspeak1979 technobabble1981 teenspeak1982 management-speak1986 codespeak1987 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash I. 16 Ploughed is the new Oxfordish for plucked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1842
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