peacockingn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːkɒkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌkɑkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peacock v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < peacock v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of strutting or posing ostentatiously, in the manner of a peacock; ostentatious, extravagant, or conceited behaviour. Also (chiefly Anglo-Indian): the paying of a visit to a lady, esp. in one's finery or formal dress.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > making a display

strutting1399

pluming1486

swashing1556

flantado1582

showing forth1615

jetting1654

parading1686

flaunting1729

showing off1822

peacocking1837

swanking1900

1837 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 17/2 This sort of peacocking in borrowed plumes is no less dangerous than despicable.

1865 ‘Centurion’ John Neville I. xii. 246 ‘Peacocking’ is a term used in India to denote the payment of visits, for it is the custom for every new arrival, who is single, to call on all houses where there is a lady.

1888 R. F. Burton in I. Burton Life R. F. Burton (1893) I. vii. 136 Some..preferred ‘peacocking’, which meant robing in white grass clothes and riding..to call upon regimental ladies.

1891 Wheeling 25 Feb. 409 He felt that ‘peacocking’ at the Military Exhibition had taken the place of real work on many Saturdays last year.

1921 G. C. Shedd Lady of Mystery House viii. 73 You'll be tolerated here only on condition that you attempt no social peacocking.

1986 Glasgow Herald 5 June 14 Will all this peacocking help the..menswear industry.

2. Originally and chiefly Australian. The action or practice of buying up the best parts of a tract of land, usually those with access to water, esp. so as to make the remainder of little value to other people. Now historical.Peacocking as a speculative practice resulted from legislation passed in a number of states in the 1860s and early 1870s which allowed the free selection and purchase, at a fixed price, of unsurveyed leasehold land. See also free selection n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > types of planning or development

urban regeneration1850

spotting1856

Haussmannization1865

peacocking1892

ribbon development1925

ribbon building1926

urban renewal1938

infilling1943

strip development1955

arcology1969

1892 Truth (Sydney) 17 Apr. 2/1 This ‘peacocking’ was commenced..under Sir John Robertson's new Land Act of 1861.

1968 F. Rose Austral. Revisited 29 ‘Peacocking’ or ‘picking the eyes out of the run’ was another way of getting round the law. The squatter or his dummy would select the water-holes or creeks on the run so that the rest of the land was useless for farming.

1971 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 61 569/2 In 1868 the Government allowed graziers to gain land cheaply by the legalized introduction of ‘peacocking’ as practised in the Australian Colonies.

1996 Amer. Hist. Rev. 101 988 Within the Limits, where crown land was for sale, squatters did not form protection clubs or insist on preempting all the land they used. For one thing, the keystone strategy, also known as ‘peacocking,’ gave many what they wanted.

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

peacockingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːkɒkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌkɑkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peacock v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < peacock v. + -ing suffix².

Ostentatious; strutting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] > specifically of persons

jettingc1450

ruffling1543

strutting1577

ostentatious1658

flashy1693

parading1741

show-away1776

flash1785

slangy1850

peacocking1873

figuresome1884

fluttersome1895

posey1933

1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 227 Alas! never again shall I see him mount that peacocking steed.

1891 Cent. Mag. Jan. 464/1 A tall, lean figure appeared in the yard and began a peacocking march by the window.

1974 L. Neal Hoodoo hollerin' Bebop Ghosts 7 He will burn you at the peak of your peacocking glory.

1994 New Scientist 19 Feb. 47/1 Awareness of our boundless, fathomless ignorance..Plato could never quite grasp, for all his obvious, peacocking spectacle of brilliance.

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

单词	peacocking
释义	peacockingn. Brit. /ˈpiːkɒkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpiˌkɑkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peacock v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < peacock v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of strutting or posing ostentatiously, in the manner of a peacock; ostentatious, extravagant, or conceited behaviour. Also (chiefly Anglo-Indian): the paying of a visit to a lady, esp. in one's finery or formal dress. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > making a display strutting1399 pluming1486 swashing1556 flantado1582 showing forth1615 jetting1654 parading1686 flaunting1729 showing off1822 peacocking1837 swanking1900 1837 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 17/2 This sort of peacocking in borrowed plumes is no less dangerous than despicable. 1865 ‘Centurion’ John Neville I. xii. 246 ‘Peacocking’ is a term used in India to denote the payment of visits, for it is the custom for every new arrival, who is single, to call on all houses where there is a lady. 1888 R. F. Burton in I. Burton Life R. F. Burton (1893) I. vii. 136 Some..preferred ‘peacocking’, which meant robing in white grass clothes and riding..to call upon regimental ladies. 1891 Wheeling 25 Feb. 409 He felt that ‘peacocking’ at the Military Exhibition had taken the place of real work on many Saturdays last year. 1921 G. C. Shedd Lady of Mystery House viii. 73 You'll be tolerated here only on condition that you attempt no social peacocking. 1986 Glasgow Herald 5 June 14 Will all this peacocking help the..menswear industry. 2. Originally and chiefly Australian. The action or practice of buying up the best parts of a tract of land, usually those with access to water, esp. so as to make the remainder of little value to other people. Now historical.Peacocking as a speculative practice resulted from legislation passed in a number of states in the 1860s and early 1870s which allowed the free selection and purchase, at a fixed price, of unsurveyed leasehold land. See also free selection n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > types of planning or development urban regeneration1850 spotting1856 Haussmannization1865 peacocking1892 ribbon development1925 ribbon building1926 urban renewal1938 infilling1943 strip development1955 arcology1969 1892 Truth (Sydney) 17 Apr. 2/1 This ‘peacocking’ was commenced..under Sir John Robertson's new Land Act of 1861. 1968 F. Rose Austral. Revisited 29 ‘Peacocking’ or ‘picking the eyes out of the run’ was another way of getting round the law. The squatter or his dummy would select the water-holes or creeks on the run so that the rest of the land was useless for farming. 1971 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 61 569/2 In 1868 the Government allowed graziers to gain land cheaply by the legalized introduction of ‘peacocking’ as practised in the Australian Colonies. 1996 Amer. Hist. Rev. 101 988 Within the Limits, where crown land was for sale, squatters did not form protection clubs or insist on preempting all the land they used. For one thing, the keystone strategy, also known as ‘peacocking,’ gave many what they wanted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peacockingadj. Brit. /ˈpiːkɒkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpiˌkɑkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peacock v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < peacock v. + -ing suffix². Ostentatious; strutting. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] > specifically of persons jettingc1450 ruffling1543 strutting1577 ostentatious1658 flashy1693 parading1741 show-away1776 flash1785 slangy1850 peacocking1873 figuresome1884 fluttersome1895 posey1933 1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 227 Alas! never again shall I see him mount that peacocking steed. 1891 Cent. Mag. Jan. 464/1 A tall, lean figure appeared in the yard and began a peacocking march by the window. 1974 L. Neal Hoodoo hollerin' Bebop Ghosts 7 He will burn you at the peak of your peacocking glory. 1994 New Scientist 19 Feb. 47/1 Awareness of our boundless, fathomless ignorance..Plato could never quite grasp, for all his obvious, peacocking spectacle of brilliance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837adj.1873
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