panjandrumn.

Brit.

/panˈdʒandrəm/, U.S.

/ˌpænˈdʒændr(ə)m/

Inflections: Plural panjandrums, panjandra.

Forms: 1800s pangendrum, 1800s panjandarum, 1800s– panjandrum. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pan- comb. form, a second element of arbitrary formation.

Etymology: Apparently < pan- comb. form + an arbitrary second element. (Any deliberate echo of pangeran n. seems unlikely.)The word is supposed to have been coined in 1754 or 1755 as part of a farrago of nonsense composed by Samuel Foote (1720–77), actor and dramatist, to test the memory of his fellow actor Charles Macklin, who had asserted that he could repeat anything after hearing it once. In the first published version the relevant passage (attributed to Foote) reads as follows:1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concl. II. 153 And there were present the Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the Grand Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at top. The composition of the passage has also been attributed to the actor James Quin (1693–1766): see Notes & Queries (1850) 16 Nov. 405.

1. (A mock title for) a mysterious (frequently imaginary) personage of great power or authority; a pompous or pretentious official; a self-important person in authority. Also Grand Panjandrum, Great Panjandrum.In quot. 1825 in extended use, of a particularly showy flower.Quot. 1825² follows shortly after the passage quoted in the etymological note above, of which some quotations are extended echoes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is self important

bug1536

his nibs1821

panjandrum1825

prima ballerina1923

I AM1926

cheese1965

the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun] > person

puffball1763

pomposo1806

panjandrum1825

Lord Muck1858

stuffed shirt1913

blimp1935

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature

big-endian1726

Sleeping Beauty1729

little-endian1749

small-endian1819

panjandrum1825

shock-headed Peter1848

flopsy bunny1909

Pollyanna1921

Tarzan1921

hobbit1937

orc1937

superman1938

Moomin1950

Dalek1963

1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concl. II. 46 He [sc. the gardener] began to praise his carnations... One he called..The envy of the world, or the great panjandrum.

1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concl. II. 153 Lucy said, that if it had not been for the grand Panjandrum, she was almost sure she should have been able to say it; but she was so much surprised by meeting the grand Panjandrum himself again, and so diverted by his little round button at top, that she could think of nothing else.

1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 7 Sept. 117/2 Mr. Greeley has..again risen to power as Chief Editor and Grand Panjandrum of the paper.

1867 F. H. Ludlow Little Brother 39 The little wide-awake, like the Panjandrum ‘with the little round button at the top’.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Oct. 1 Wanting to cut a fine figure in high life, as official panjandrums generally do want.

1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise vii. 57 The panjandrums of the nineteenth century..give way to the realists.

1955 A. Huxley Let. 11 May (1969) 743 I am under the protective wing of a bright young researcher..and his wife. They..introduce me to the Grand Panjandrums, who mainly speak with german accents.

1996 B. Sewell in Week 14 Dec. 22/3 A dog's dinner of elementary art history dotted with old favourites and what the panjandrums believe to be good for us.

2. Ceremonial fuss or formality; rigmarole, affair. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun]

with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290

ceremonialc1380

circumstancec1386

celebrityc1425

pomposity?a1475

solemness1530

state1599

fashionableness1608

ceremoniality1623

decorum1638

setness1642

formality1666

ceremonialnessa1680

formalness1684

gravity1689

solemn1706

ceremony1759

panjandrum1860

1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 2 June 358/1 Probably the sublimest spectacle the Embassy will witness in the city will take place after the first grand dinner and panjandrum at the Metropolitan.

1883 J. Nasmyth Autobiogr. xv. 281 I did not care for all this panjandrum of punctiliousness.

1895 Scribner's Mag. July 59/1 After the grand panjandrum of Commencement exercises at the colleges is over, there ought to be a pause in the intellectual activity of the nation for at least sixty days.

1997 Q. Econ. Rep. Indian Instit. Public Opinion 40 10/2 German or French workers may like to blame their plight on this panjandrum called globalisation.

1999 Independent (Nexis) 17 Mar. 13 In the rue Kleber, they were even saying that the whole panjandrum might close down as soon as tonight.

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

单词	panjandrum
释义	panjandrumn. Brit. /panˈdʒandrəm/, U.S. /ˌpænˈdʒændr(ə)m/ Inflections: Plural panjandrums, panjandra. Forms: 1800s pangendrum, 1800s panjandarum, 1800s– panjandrum. Also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pan- comb. form, a second element of arbitrary formation. Etymology: Apparently < pan- comb. form + an arbitrary second element. (Any deliberate echo of pangeran n. seems unlikely.)The word is supposed to have been coined in 1754 or 1755 as part of a farrago of nonsense composed by Samuel Foote (1720–77), actor and dramatist, to test the memory of his fellow actor Charles Macklin, who had asserted that he could repeat anything after hearing it once. In the first published version the relevant passage (attributed to Foote) reads as follows:1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concl. II. 153 And there were present the Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the Grand Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at top. The composition of the passage has also been attributed to the actor James Quin (1693–1766): see Notes & Queries (1850) 16 Nov. 405. 1. (A mock title for) a mysterious (frequently imaginary) personage of great power or authority; a pompous or pretentious official; a self-important person in authority. Also Grand Panjandrum, Great Panjandrum.In quot. 1825 in extended use, of a particularly showy flower.Quot. 1825² follows shortly after the passage quoted in the etymological note above, of which some quotations are extended echoes. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is self important bug1536 his nibs1821 panjandrum1825 prima ballerina1923 I AM1926 cheese1965 the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun] > person puffball1763 pomposo1806 panjandrum1825 Lord Muck1858 stuffed shirt1913 blimp1935 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1749 small-endian1819 panjandrum1825 shock-headed Peter1848 flopsy bunny1909 Pollyanna1921 Tarzan1921 hobbit1937 orc1937 superman1938 Moomin1950 Dalek1963 1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concl. II. 46 He [sc. the gardener] began to praise his carnations... One he called..The envy of the world, or the great panjandrum. 1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concl. II. 153 Lucy said, that if it had not been for the grand Panjandrum, she was almost sure she should have been able to say it; but she was so much surprised by meeting the grand Panjandrum himself again, and so diverted by his little round button at top, that she could think of nothing else. 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 7 Sept. 117/2 Mr. Greeley has..again risen to power as Chief Editor and Grand Panjandrum of the paper. 1867 F. H. Ludlow Little Brother 39 The little wide-awake, like the Panjandrum ‘with the little round button at the top’. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Oct. 1 Wanting to cut a fine figure in high life, as official panjandrums generally do want. 1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise vii. 57 The panjandrums of the nineteenth century..give way to the realists. 1955 A. Huxley Let. 11 May (1969) 743 I am under the protective wing of a bright young researcher..and his wife. They..introduce me to the Grand Panjandrums, who mainly speak with german accents. 1996 B. Sewell in Week 14 Dec. 22/3 A dog's dinner of elementary art history dotted with old favourites and what the panjandrums believe to be good for us. 2. Ceremonial fuss or formality; rigmarole, affair. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun] with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290 ceremonialc1380 circumstancec1386 celebrityc1425 pomposity?a1475 solemness1530 state1599 fashionableness1608 ceremoniality1623 decorum1638 setness1642 formality1666 ceremonialnessa1680 formalness1684 gravity1689 solemn1706 ceremony1759 panjandrum1860 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 2 June 358/1 Probably the sublimest spectacle the Embassy will witness in the city will take place after the first grand dinner and panjandrum at the Metropolitan. 1883 J. Nasmyth Autobiogr. xv. 281 I did not care for all this panjandrum of punctiliousness. 1895 Scribner's Mag. July 59/1 After the grand panjandrum of Commencement exercises at the colleges is over, there ought to be a pause in the intellectual activity of the nation for at least sixty days. 1997 Q. Econ. Rep. Indian Instit. Public Opinion 40 10/2 German or French workers may like to blame their plight on this panjandrum called globalisation. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 17 Mar. 13 In the rue Kleber, they were even saying that the whole panjandrum might close down as soon as tonight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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