peeny-wallyn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːnɪˌwɒli/, U.S.

/ˈpiniˌwɔli/,

/ˈpiniˌwɑli/, Caribbean English

/ˈpiːniˌwali/,

/ˈpiːniˌwaːli/

Forms: 1900s– peenie-wallie, 1900s– peenie-wally, 1900s– peeni-wally, 1900s– peeny-wauly, 1900s– peonie-waalie.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: English peeny , peely-wally adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a humorous blend of Caribbean English peeny very small, tiny, and peely-wally adj.

Caribbean (esp. Jamaican).

A firefly; spec. a luminescent click beetle (family Elateridae), esp. of the largest Jamaican species, Pyrophorus plagiophthalmus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Lampyridae > member of (fire-fly)

fireworm1567

firefly1655

salamander-fly1668

lightning bug1778

firebug1789

glow-fly1789

lampyrine1842

lightning beetle1854

Photuris1858

meadow-fly1867

lampyrid1895

peeny-wally1961

1907 W. Jekyll Jamaican Song & Story ii. 184 ‘Peeny’ is the Candlefly, which shines like my donkey's coat.]

1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk xiii. 292 The big one [sc. firefly] is also peeny or peeny-wauly, an unexplained word, though wauly may refer to its shining ‘eyes’.

1962 S. Wynter Hills of Hebron i. 23 When the rains stopped, the ‘peeniwallies’, hundreds of them, fluttered transparent wings against the lamp.

1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 17 Jan. 2/3 These fireflies are affectionately called ‘peenie-wallies’ by the islanders [sc. Jamaicans].

1997 S. Barrow & P. Dalton Reggae Gloss. 376/2 Peenie wallie, a species of firefly, and the title of an excellent Jackie Mittoo instrumental.

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

单词	peeny-wally
释义	peeny-wallyn. Brit. /ˈpiːnɪˌwɒli/, U.S. /ˈpiniˌwɔli/, /ˈpiniˌwɑli/, Caribbean English /ˈpiːniˌwali/, /ˈpiːniˌwaːli/ Forms: 1900s– peenie-wallie, 1900s– peenie-wally, 1900s– peeni-wally, 1900s– peeny-wauly, 1900s– peonie-waalie. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: English peeny , peely-wally adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a humorous blend of Caribbean English peeny very small, tiny, and peely-wally adj. Caribbean (esp. Jamaican). A firefly; spec. a luminescent click beetle (family Elateridae), esp. of the largest Jamaican species, Pyrophorus plagiophthalmus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Lampyridae > member of (fire-fly) fireworm1567 firefly1655 salamander-fly1668 lightning bug1778 firebug1789 glow-fly1789 lampyrine1842 lightning beetle1854 Photuris1858 meadow-fly1867 lampyrid1895 peeny-wally1961 1907 W. Jekyll Jamaican Song & Story ii. 184 ‘Peeny’ is the Candlefly, which shines like my donkey's coat.] 1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk xiii. 292 The big one [sc. firefly] is also peeny or peeny-wauly, an unexplained word, though wauly may refer to its shining ‘eyes’. 1962 S. Wynter Hills of Hebron i. 23 When the rains stopped, the ‘peeniwallies’, hundreds of them, fluttered transparent wings against the lamp. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 17 Jan. 2/3 These fireflies are affectionately called ‘peenie-wallies’ by the islanders [sc. Jamaicans]. 1997 S. Barrow & P. Dalton Reggae Gloss. 376/2 Peenie wallie, a species of firefly, and the title of an excellent Jackie Mittoo instrumental. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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